Hi Everyone Not sure how to put this, but yesterday I was taken to A&E after a nervous breakdown, due to the current circumstances.with my close friends TBI'S.
Saw the Mental Health crisis team, who suggested admission was the best course of action & I agreed.
I'm now on a psychiatric ward for adult females ìn the same hospital as my close friend
So sorry you are now having health problems of your own.
You have been doing your very best for your good friend and not realised how much of a strain you have been under. We are so focused on being there for them we ignore the basics such as eating, sleeping properly even allowing our minds time to rest. Your body has given you a nudge to do all the things you have probably neglected since your friends TBI.
As the mother of a severely brain injured son (3 years 4 months post injury) I know how hard a situation it is. I look back to the early months and don’t really know how I got through the down days with so many setbacks and so many unanswerable questions. Recovery and to what level can only be an educated prediction by the medical teams and every day is a new learning day.
Please give yourself time for you and get all the help you need. When you are strong enough you can get back to being a good friend again.
Very best wishes and take care. Nanapal. x
Sorry to hear this has happened. Take the time to rest up and get help and advice from your team.
There maybe someone who can help plan your post recovery support that will work for you and your friend.
It's so hardto do both, I know.
Headway or a local carers group may also have information and advice.
Wishing you all the best
Hi PRI am so glad you have gotten help, that can be a very hard thing to do.
Rest up, get yourself well sorted. You need to be well for you, and also to be there for your friend in a way that works for both of you - when the time comes.
Best wishes for your health and recovery,
Leaf
Sorry to hear this Purple ; time now to step back and address your own wellbeing. Your friend is in good hands and you'll see him when you're stronger.
As the pioneering psychiatrist, Henry Maudsley, famously said - "The sorrow that has no vent in tears may make other organs weep" (Maudsley, 1867).
Focus on getting well m'love.. Cat x
Hi Purple, it is good you are getting this support, this is such a huge and hard thing you have been going through. All I can say is, whatever the future holds, it is possible with time and support to adapt and come through. Things will get easier I believe.... We are all here for you too. God bless..
How are you feeling today Purple ? I hope you're starting to feel reassured and a little less troubled since your admittance.
Thinking of you.. Cat x 💐
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