Anxiety, deppression,possipossibly PTSD,Anger management take your pick.

[Sueann-burns]

My name is sueann burns. I'm 21yrs. Old I've been fighting most of the stuff labeled above as my title. I've been very forgetful these past few weeks, I get real bad mood swings, and I suffer with reading and comprehensive skills all my life. I'm slower then everyone else in my family and around me. I have a hard time staying concentrated and listening. I have been through a lot of different surgeries as a child. I think I need some help I don't know where to start I've lost my home I'm staying with my husband and his parents which my husband just recently lost his job that he wasn't getting paid much for anyway but he tries . Ever since I moved here my illnesses have been getting very worse. What can i do who can I talk to? Finally to top everything else off I'm having a baby.

[marigold22]

Hi, I have just recently recovered from a 35 year illness which gave me mental health issue symptoms. You can read my updated Profile, although you may not understand some of the medical terms. I am also on the Thyroid section of healthunlocked.

Since August 2017 I have got my health back big time by eating certain foods and stop eating other foods. There is a scientific reason for the ones I do not eat and the ones I do eat. For starters, we have been told over the last ten years or so (I'm in the UK, not sure where you are - but I think most 'western countries' have been saying it) - to eat a Low Fat Diet. That has turned out to be completely incorrect as the brain is made of 80% fat, and without 'good fats' our brains cannot work properly. This in turn causes depression and mental health type symptoms. Also I have cut out eating ALL grains - apparently they are all a form of "grass" and humans cannot digest grass - we are not cows, cows have three stomachs in order to digest it. I am attaching here my Word Doc with my new Special way of eating. Please try it - it has absolutely turned my life around. I am now busy, happy, slim, laugh and have taken up hobbies again.

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Carbohydrates and sugar spike the blood sugar up and the body has to work hard to get the blood sugar down again. If it has to continually work at reducing blood sugar, something will go wrong. …. …..Insulin and cortisol.

Fruit also has a fair amount of sugar so I’m only allowed to eat a small amount (one piece a day maximum, or some berries). Bananas are very high in sugar.

The above two – carbohydrates and sugar/fruit – diabetics will know to cut these out.

Grains – are all a form of “grass” & our body has problems digesting it. Cows eat grass and have three stomachs to digest it. For humans to digest any of the grains, it takes energy and causes problems in our digestive system. This way of eating is about cutting out GRAINS, so even any type of glutein free bread is a big No No.

Also all carbohydrates are to be cut out. Therefore no rice as it is a carbohydrate. Certainly not pasta, bread, Ryvita, porridge, biscuits of any sort, as it’s all made from grain of some sort. You need to think what a food is made of to work out if you can eat it. No grains, no carbohydrates, very low amount of sugar, absolutely no soy. Anything that has been ‘manufactured’ – you need to check the label to see what’s in it; many items have added sugar, added carbohydrates.

Our brain is made of around 80% fat, therefore it needs good fats in order to function properly. The advice we were given to eat a low fat diet, in my view, has caused a lot of depression in the population.

No doubt the pharmaceutical co's put that out so they could sell more anti-depressants (?)

Recommended to eat - full fat milk, cream, real butter (+ melted over veg), olive oil, cheese, cream cheese, eggs, meat including bacon (not sausages), oily fish (tinned mackerel is my favourite), white fish, plain bio yoghurt, all vegetables (I make veg soup with a blender), all salad items, avocados, nuts (not salted or roasted), beans (I buy tins of mixed beans & baked beans from supermarket & drain off liquid), tinned prunes (delicious with cream!). There are other foods that are ok – eg pulses, sauerkraut (which I’ve googled how to make & about to try making it), Hellmans mayonnaise, Bovril, cocoa powder (not drinking chocolate - it's 70% sugar) in warm milk, Lindt high cocoa chocolate slab, Not meant to eat potatoes as they are high carb (I have a little), also a small amount of sweet potato but all potatoes are carbohydrates which this diet forbids.

Example of one day’s meals & snacks ----

Breakfast : Hard boiled egg with cream cheese or Bacon & egg

Morning snack : Mug of warmed full fat milk & half an apple or Home made vegetable soup

Lunch : Tinned mackerel with any salad items (+ mayo)

or Handful of nuts + cottage cheese with tomatoes or any salad item

Afternoon snack : Bio yoghurt with cream mixed in + 3 prunes or a few defrosted raspberries

Supper : Chicken or any meat with mixture of vegetables with melted butter over veg

[MAS_Nurse]

Hi Sueann-burns and welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear things are so difficult for you. It may be helpful if you make an appointment to see your GP who will be able to arrange for you to receive some help and support to address your anxiety, depression and anger management. Some counselling may help you to explore your feelings. You have recognised that you need some help, which is a very important step to take. Your midwife will be able to offer help and support, too. Do talk to your midwife about how you are feeling. She will be able to advise you about financial benefits for which you will be entitled. If you are in the UK have a look at nhs.ukpregnancy/benefits. This website gives a lot of useful information. Also if you are in the UK, local Children's Centres offer support. Local colleges run courses for people who want to improve their literacy skills, so you may find it helpful to ask about this. Losing your home and your husband losing his job must be difficult for you both. Things will get better with time. Take small steps and spend time doing things you enjoy and find relaxing. Please stay on this caring forum and let us know how you are getting on. Other members will be along to give support. Thank you and best wishes.

[Zoea]

Great replies so far.

I would go as far as suggesting you MUST see your GP about your problems, as far as it goes, that's just the first step, community mental health may be better placed to help you there, and that would require a GP referral (that's one way into it anyhow).

As far as the money problems and so on go, make sure you're both h getting what you're supposed to be at entitledto.com . That will guide you as to steps forward. Maybe you can get help from Citizen's advice Too.