The NHS has so little help to offer as the Government see mental ill
health as a low priority.
But, if you are reading this web site, you will know your mental health is
a PRIORITY. Poor mental health affects all areas of your life: work, home,
colleagues, family, peers, and general interaction with society.
Take a look at the following questions and see how many are applicable to
you and your situation at the moment?
Have you been
·
to your
GP and only been offered medication to help you?
·
to a
therapist and felt stuck, or no better off, but worse off financially?
·
taking
medication and found it to be ineffective?
Do You
·
feel
totally misunderstood?
·
have good
days and as many bad days, but do not understand why?
·
often
feel stupid, neurotic, or "potty" as if you are "losing your mind" or the
plot?
·
have
thoughts and feelings that frighten or overwhelm you?
·
often
feel sad, or have long periods of feeling low?
·
get angry
and snap at people?
·
say "yes"
to others demands but really want to say "no"?
·
often
feel intimidated by others, or coerced into doing something against your
will?
·
sleep
more and do less?
·
feel so
stressed that you only have time to REACT to situations as they happen?
·
remember
the last time you laughed like a child?
·
resort to
self abuse [i.e. over eating or under eating, excess alcohol, drugs,
excess smoking, or being a workaholic]?
·
constantly seek out abusive partners?
·
need
others to love you and show you affection?
·
constantly have to check things?
·
feel safe
if things happen in threes [or another number personal to you]?
·
feel safe
if other members of your family perform the same rituals?
·
feel
unable to leave the house?
·
feel so
backed into a corner, the only way out is suicide?
IS
·
self
harming the only control you have in your life?
·
your
sexuality making you feel that life is not worth living?
·
your
sexuality making you feel you have to live two separate lives dependant on
friends and family reactions?
·
food the
only control you have in your life?
·
taking
the medication causing more problems [ie side effects], and so
exacerbating your mental ill health?
Are
you afraid of other peoples’ reactions/opinions so much it makes you
miserable or anxious?
Has your self care gone down in your standards?
This list of questions is by no means exhaustive. They are designed to get
you thinking about you and your life style. If you are saying yes to many
of these, then please consider
Emotional Problem Solving
help you get back into the driver's seat. We want to help you regain
control of your life, and feel empowered, so that once again you take to
the skies and
FLY SOLO.