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[Gryphaena]

So I know according to the National Association of Mental Illness 1 out of 4 Americans are diagnosed with a mental illness, whether it be an anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia or any of the others.

I don't know what the statistics are for other countries. Perhaps international members can educate me?

I hope this can be a place where we can be brave enough to share our stories and support each other.

Usually we are only talked about if there's been a mass shooting or when people use the terms "crazy".

We are people, we have feelings and many of us just need some support. Whether it be therapy or medication or a combination. Or something completely different that works for us.



I am living with depression with psychotic features and I manage it with Latuda.

I have had one psychotic episode in my life and it happened when I was 24.

I was in the hospital for a week.

I am now back in school and volunteering.

I also see a therapist and psychiatrist to monitor my progress.

I also attend art therapy and social skills group.

I am still working on becoming more independent.

I am learning to not be a perfectionist and forgive myself.

[Aragarthiel]

I was supposed to have a doctor's appointment on the 6th to check on how my new meds are working. I hadn't noticed much of a difference until just a few days ago. You see, the doctor only prescribed me enough to get to the 11th- long enough for my appointment, but not much more. They cancelled my appointment without telling me, and I ended up rescheduled for the 27th. When I rescheduled I asked if they could send an order for another refill to my pharmacy. They said it would take a couple days but I've been off my meds for a week now and it still hasn't shown up. They're only open Mon-Wed so we haven't been able to call and hound them about it (I found out about my cancelled appointment on Wednesday the 6th, asked about a refill the next Monday when they opened, and was expecting it to be there by Thursday at the latest, so tomorrow is going to be our first chance to actually get upset at them about it).

In the meantime, I've crashed hard, my anxiety over nothing got so bad I was throwing up, depression nearly lost me my best friend of ten years, and even though the worst is over, I still don't feel great.

I'm so insanely mad at my doctor's office right now, for not telling me about my cancelled appointment in time, for forgetting to order a refill for me, for only being open three days a week... ugh.

[Gryphaena]

@Ara: Oh man, I am sorry you had to go through that.

I've been fortunate with my clinic so far, they'll at least call me before re-scheduling.

I'm surprised they did that to you, surely they've heard of something called "common courtesy"?


I hope you get your refill of medication as fast as possible!