Chickadee Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hello everyone Somehow I have found my way here and wish to introduce myself. I am a consumer/survivor with long standing mental health problems. My main goal here is to practice communication in a forum setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hello, @Chickadee, welcome! I hope you'll find here what you're looking for. Feel free to write us more about yourself and / or join other topics on the forum! Take care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayless Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 18 hours ago, Chickadee said: I am a consumer/survivor What is a consumer / survivor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayless Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 19 hours ago, Chickadee said: Hello everyone Somehow I have found my way here and wish to introduce myself. I am a consumer/survivor with long standing mental health problems. My main goal here is to practice communication in a forum setting. Consumer survivor = People victimized as consumers of the psychiatric system? Still not sure after googling the term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victimorthecrime Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Tell us more @Chickadee. How are you doing now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted September 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 4 hours ago, LaLa said: Hello, @Chickadee, welcome! I hope you'll find here what you're looking for. Feel free to write us more about yourself and / or join other topics on the forum! Take care! Thanks for the welcome. It mean a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted September 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 4 hours ago, uptight outasight said: What is a consumer / survivor? Where I’m from in Canada it was a term for people in the mental health chronic care system, such as disability pensioners and recipients of government benefits . I guess it was meant to be positive and I’m not sure it’s even used anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted September 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Victimorthecrime said: Tell us more @Chickadee. How are you doing now? It’s hard to say. My life is stable at my age and I have all that I need but inside there is always a storm brewing. I just started seeing a counselor to learn about CBT. I am dubious about it as my M.O. is running away from therapy. The largest obstacle now is my dependence on an opioid-like substance that is readily available to buy on the internet. I take it for mood enhancement, pain and to relax. I won’t say what it is because of not wanting to promote it. Practically nobody has ever heard of it anyway. I need to conquer my habitual dependence on it. I live with a partner who is my age and she is BiPolar. I literally took her from the big city 4 years ago to a small town because I couldn’t take it there. We’ve been together a total of 16 years. When she is unhappy it’s unbearable. Sometimes I think I am losing control and pretending it’s not happening. I am at odds with the town because I won’t wear the mask inside shops etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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