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Stress is getting the better of me...again
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after having a difficult break-up, i'm actually feeling very stressed and my normal coping stratagies aren't working...
my exzema is awful, and very painful, and all the creams and lotions aren't working...aqueous cream, emolient cream, E45, cocoa butter, even steroid cream! and the waiting list to see the dermatologist is about 6 months, by which time it might have cleared or i might be else where...
I'm eating ok, even though i do still have a decreased apetite, and i'm sleeping reasonably ok, but i'm very tired, i'm getting every bug going round, and i'm pretty emotional, and getting panicy all the time, but just about managing to stop in turning into panic attacks...
i'm having psycho-dynamic psychotherapy once a week, and i'm kind of feeling this isn't enough. I haven't got many friends to be talking to, but the friends i have got are either going though much harder stuff, i.e. parents dying, or they are frantic with exam prep...
i'm starting to feel pretty isolated, and i must seem so desperate to my friends because i'm begging them to take me out with them on weekends...
what do i do?
my exzema is awful, and very painful, and all the creams and lotions aren't working...aqueous cream, emolient cream, E45, cocoa butter, even steroid cream! and the waiting list to see the dermatologist is about 6 months, by which time it might have cleared or i might be else where...
I'm eating ok, even though i do still have a decreased apetite, and i'm sleeping reasonably ok, but i'm very tired, i'm getting every bug going round, and i'm pretty emotional, and getting panicy all the time, but just about managing to stop in turning into panic attacks...
i'm having psycho-dynamic psychotherapy once a week, and i'm kind of feeling this isn't enough. I haven't got many friends to be talking to, but the friends i have got are either going though much harder stuff, i.e. parents dying, or they are frantic with exam prep...
i'm starting to feel pretty isolated, and i must seem so desperate to my friends because i'm begging them to take me out with them on weekends...
what do i do?
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As for the friends, if you're finding they're quite busy and you've often not got anything to do, could you try joining a club? Exercise for example is a great stress reliever, I'm sure there are sports based exercise classes, like that boxing / dancing one. You could always meet people there as well.
finding friends in london is so hard...
also if ya just wanna chat drop me a line
Oilatum Emolient? I think she mentioned that?
Though when I had eczema bad I would pop a capful into the bath and it worked so well.
I find this cream from Barefoot Botanicals useful -
http://www.barefoot-botanicals.com/shop/sos-skin-rescue-cream.asp