desperate!

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By coffee

Re: desperate!
Fri 16 Nov 2007 11:00

Hi lindyv do hope you are well ?
If you put mental health in your search engine it will bring up many sites that deal with mental health.
alternative if you look at the top of this page and clink on the topic help for carers it will open a new window with many sites on different subujects scroll down the page to organisations under the 3rd heading is mental health links clink on that and it will give you many sites to do with mental health
As you didnt mention mention what sort of mental illness these sites will have many mental health illnesses
hope this helps have a nice day all the best coffee

By mag

Re: desperate!
Fri 16 Nov 2007 11:16

Dear Lindyv

I too am caring for my husband - his needs are not the same so I don't really have suggestions from personal experience.

Have you looked at the home page of this site near the top, click on mental health issues, factsheets etc, quite a lot of information available there. I think that there would be websites mentioned which are dedicated to your specific needs.

Carers who use this site, no matter how varied their situations, have lots in common. The feelings of isolation, stress and often desperation are familiar to us all.

Have you visited the chat room here? I would urge you to pop in, there are wonderful people there usually from 7.30 pm onwards and just chatting, whether about caring roles or lighthearted banter, it lifts the spirits. I hope to meet you there soon - you would be so welcome.

Kind regards - Mag

By mag

Re: desperate!
Fri 16 Nov 2007 11:19

Lindyv

Lol, I didn't notice until after I "Published" that Coffee had already replied. So you see, already you are not completely alone.

Mag -

By coffee

Re: desperate!
Fri 16 Nov 2007 14:37

hi Mag do hope you are well the fact we both thouht the same proves we just dont think alike but we are never alone as you said carers stick to gether and some of the advice you give proves you are a caring person all the best dear coffee x

By lindyv

Re: desperate!
Sun 18 Nov 2007 00:32

thankyou, thankyou, thankyou just 4 replying. lookin 4 someone with similar experiences 2 chat 2. have looked into the sites you both suggested. it is very hard 2 face reality, i'm still lookin 4 miracle cure, magic wand,guarentee! ! ! wish i could spk 2 someone who has all the answers 2 all the questions whizzing round my head. u both sound so cheery. how do u cope? i'm struggling. would i b wrong 2 walk away, how can ieven think that ! ! !

By coffee

Re: desperate!
Sun 18 Nov 2007 16:12

Hi lindyv do hope you are well ?
Glad you looked at the sites and thanks for your comment .
Alhough i may sound ok I can tell you as I'm sure others can that it's not all plain sailing and there are times when I could just scream.
so if ever you feel like talking contact carers org and they will give you my email address in the meantime if I can help in any other way let me know
all the best coffee