My house and mental health issues

[Brian37]

I have anxiety, and suffer from depression, not severe but still. I let my house go, really really go over the past year and a half because of my mom's declining health. I was spending lots of time with her and neglecting myself and my house. The worst part was my dog. She started having health issues and at the time I didn't have the money to take her to the vet and I wasn't about to make my problems my mom's considering.

Well, you will be pleased to know, I got help this week, cleaning my house, and the dog will finally get a good home. The people who clean professionally also took her to a no kill shelter. Great thing is when the lady came back, the vet said her problems looked minor and the dog was still energetic and happy. That was the worst part outside my mom, not being able to to help the dog and  fearing that if someone saw her I would get in trouble. 

Now I can focus on getting this mobile home removed and put a new one on it's spot. But I am thrilled that the dog will finally get the attention she deserves that I could not give her.

[Bahana]

A couple of professionals have told me they think I have Dysthymia but I'm no longer on medication for it. Are you on meds? I can relate to living alone. I have an issue with clutter but I try to throw something away each day in my big trashcan. We just gotta keep goin'.

[Brian37]

A couple of professionals have told me they think I have Dysthymia but I'm no longer on medication for it. Are you on meds? I can relate to living alone. I have an issue with clutter but I try to throw something away each day in my big trashcan. We just gotta keep goin'.

No, I don't really want to try them because some of them have horrible side effects including thoughts of suicide. But the clutter and messiness seems to run in my family. My biological uncle took care of my biological grandfather, and it was the house I lived in before I got adopted. When I went to that house for the first time after meeting them, I noticed the kitchen was a wreck, dishes and pots and pan all over the counter, piled to the ceiling, clutter everywhere.  My biological grandmother smoked in the house so much so, that her antique doll collection had faded and yellowed over several decades. 

Long ago, when my mom started planning for the inevitable of course she said everything went  to me. I told her flat out that I was not going to keep her oil paintings and that she should give them to a friend, which I ended up doing. I don't like having expensive things because they don't seem to last around me. 

Part of why I miss living with my late adoptive mom. She wouldn't let me get away with being messy. I never told her how bad the house got. 

But again, the biggest relief was knowing the dog will finally be taken care of now.

[The Industrial Atheist]

I suffer from schizo affective bipolar type. Like you, the mood stuff is usually not too bad. I get by with just Lithium for the bipolar part of it.

I'm a bit of a packrat. I have thrown away a lot of stuff in the past few years. I think when I do get my own apartment I will need to leave some things behind.

[Whateverist]

I have anxiety, and suffer from depression, not severe but still. I let my house go, really really go over the past year and a half because of my mom's declining health. I was spending lots of time with her and neglecting myself and my house. The worst part was my dog. She started having health issues and at the time I didn't have the money to take her to the vet and I wasn't about to make my problems my mom's considering.

Well, you will be pleased to know, I got help this week, cleaning my house, and the dog will finally get a good home. The people who clean professionally also took her to a no kill shelter. Great thing is when the lady came back, the vet said her problems looked minor and the dog was still energetic and happy. That was the worst part outside my mom, not being able to to help the dog and  fearing that if someone saw her I would get in trouble. 

Now I can focus on getting this mobile home removed and put a new one on it's spot. But I am thrilled that the dog will finally get the attention she deserves that I could not give her.

Just too bad you couldn't salvage a continuing relationship with the dog. It is supposed to be a real benefit as we age and when depressed.  Of course, its mere presence wouldn't do it if you don't feel connected.

[Brian37]

I have anxiety, and suffer from depression, not severe but still. I let my house go, really really go over the past year and a half because of my mom's declining health. I was spending lots of time with her and neglecting myself and my house. The worst part was my dog. She started having health issues and at the time I didn't have the money to take her to the vet and I wasn't about to make my problems my mom's considering.

Well, you will be pleased to know, I got help this week, cleaning my house, and the dog will finally get a good home. The people who clean professionally also took her to a no kill shelter. Great thing is when the lady came back, the vet said her problems looked minor and the dog was still energetic and happy. That was the worst part outside my mom, not being able to to help the dog and  fearing that if someone saw her I would get in trouble. 

Now I can focus on getting this mobile home removed and put a new one on it's spot. But I am thrilled that the dog will finally get the attention she deserves that I could not give her.

Just too bad you couldn't salvage a continuing relationship with the dog. It is supposed to be a real benefit as we age and when depressed.  Of course, its mere presence wouldn't do it if you don't feel connected.

I have my cat, he is my best friend, big baby, always wants to be around me, so I still have a companion. I only wish I could have given the dog up sooner, she will do much better with someone else.

[Jackalope]

Brian - I am glad to hear you are moving in a positive direction.

I also have had my ups and downs over the years (to say the least), and I can attest that improved living conditions is a real help to mental health.

[Jackalope]

I suffer from schizo affective bipolar type. Like you, the mood stuff is usually not too bad. I get by with just Lithium for the bipolar part of it.

I'm a bit of a packrat. I have thrown away a lot of stuff in the past few years. I think when I do get my own apartment I will need to leave some things behind.

I have type 1 bipolar also with PTSD. I get by on just lamotrigene and lorazepam for the anxiety. Cannabis is a great help as well. Medicated, my mood swings are manageable but when I have gone off my meds...well you probably have a fair idea.

Don't want to derail Brian's thread - just wanted to let you know you're in good company here. LOL

[The Industrial Atheist]

I suffer from schizo affective bipolar type. Like you, the mood stuff is usually not too bad. I get by with just Lithium for the bipolar part of it.

I'm a bit of a packrat. I have thrown away a lot of stuff in the past few years. I think when I do get my own apartment I will need to leave some things behind.

I have type 1 bipolar also with PTSD. I get by on just lamotrigene and lorazepam for the anxiety. Cannabis is a great help as well. Medicated, my mood swings are manageable but when I have gone off my meds...well you probably have a fair idea.

Don't want to derail Brian's thread - just wanted to let you know you're in good company here. LOL

Thanks C'thulhu. My grandma has depression and I think she's been on Lorazepam. I don't doubt cannabis is helpful for you.
With the Schizophrenic aspect of my disease there are auditory hallucinations, so C.annabis would likely do some not nice things to me. There was some AD I took for sleep a year ago that really made me way manic. Usually I don't get like that.

[Jackalope]

I have type 1 bipolar also with PTSD.  I get by on just lamotrigene and lorazepam for the anxiety.  Cannabis is a great help as well. Medicated, my mood swings are manageable but when I have gone off my meds...well you probably have a fair idea.

Don't want to derail Brian's thread - just wanted to let you know you're in good company here.  LOL

Thanks C'thulhu. My grandma has depression and I think she's been on Lorazepam. I don't doubt cannabis is helpful for you.
With the Schizophrenic aspect of my disease there are auditory hallucinations, so C.annabis would likely do some not nice things to me. There was some AD I took for sleep a year ago that really made me way manic. Usually I don't get like that.

I get manic from ADs too, and some sleep aids. I also have some auditory hallucinations but not bad enough to want to take anti-psychotics any longer. Cannabis can aggravate that if I use too much, but so far like anything else the benefits outweigh the risks. Moderation works for me.

I'm not quite sure what differentiates schizoaffective bipolar, schizophrenia, and type 1 with psychosis. Like not all bipolar sufferers have psychosis, actually I think it's not that common.