I think that the quack is the best person to talk to Chow mein.

Chicken please talk to your GP, sleeping tablets may help you sleep but won't help the underlying problems 

They don;t work anyway....

I take one at night and I do get a decent sleep, but I would never do it without my doc chicken.

right ok , what can cure paranoia , anxiety , and fearful thoughts? any chance i dont need to see a doctor?

You should talk to your doc Chicken....

Go to the doctor and ask them.

hows about adding a black eye to the list if you don't see a doc  

No Chicken. You must see your Doctor. You`ve got to make the first move to help yourself. Pick up the phone.

Chicken, I know I don't post with you much (as I have said in another thread) but please take the advice of other peeps and speak to your doc. I promise your GP won't judge you

I go along with the other lovely people here chicken. You must go and see a doctor. Firstly, you will get some help with your sleeping problems (short term), but, more importantly, he or she can tackle whatever the problem is. Once you've taken the first step, you will feel much lighter already.

Nope. You seem to be experiencing exactly the same symptoms as I did many years ago. I went to the doctor with something completely different and broke down almost before I opened my mouth... didn't understand why at the time!

Doctor prescribed me anti-depressants which I took, albeit feeling worse for a couple of weeks before I began to see the wood for the trees. I took them for 6 months and successfully, and what's more, easily, was weaned off them. I also know know when those dark feelings and fears start to envelop me again, that it is the same thing happening. But knowing what is happening places me in charge again! So drug free still!

YAY Pam!

Ta Pam! love Pam x 

Chicken presh ... you keep asking the question, and getting the same answer.

By my reckoning you probably have about 2 weeks before you go back to uni. Please phone your doctor

That's how someone very, very close to me handles it too Xochi, and good on you 

But Phenergan does...antishistamine my arse. I took one on holiday after being bitten to high heaven and was out for the count for 4 hours. Now I remember why my cousin used to give them to her children before long haul flights.

You are adopting delaying tactics Chicken; or so it seems to me.
But delaying and hoping will not do anything for the underlying problem.
I wish you could bury your anxiety and speak to your doctor.
"...paranoia , anxiety , and fearful thoughts..."  you said.. Maybe you feel embarrassed and ashamed about describing your feelings to your doctor.  You owe it to yourself to seek that help Chicken.


Years ago I visited my doctor. I ummed and erred and hestitated and still didn't reveal my real problem.  He was such a good doctor he said "You are not leaving until you have told me."
He knew you see!  And he said it in such a friendly way that I felt safe and told him. After that he helped me.
I hate the thought of you being so tormented. 

And Chicken hon - this is may sound like tough love but if you keep raising the same issue and rejecting the sound and sensible advice you are being given time and again people are just going to get frustrated and impatient with you. 

Listen to the advice and run with it. Can it get any worse if you do?

I've used Nytol 1 a night tablets before .... they are safe to use but only for short periods at a time .... should your insomnia persist, you should consult your GP.

Try them .... they may just do the trick

Sleeping tablets won't take away your symptons Chicken. See your doctor mate and get the proper help.

No congrats needed Dame! I just know how to take care of my thoughts now... because I care enough to do so! 

You've just said what I've been biting my tongue to say brisket and Cariad. There is only so much good you can do for yourself online. Chicken, you seem to post here as a refuge but when you've been told the same thing by so many FMs here you owe it to yourself to take note. 

That's the key Xochi 

Chicken - sorry to sound so harsh but you come on here  every day posting the same thing, asking the same questions and everyone tells you the same thing. Go to your GP.
That is the only answer. None of us are experts - none of us can realistically sort your issues out.
The only one that can do that is by going to a doctor.

If you cannot do that, then I am afraid you will be spiralling around this forever and eventually people on here will just stop answering you.

To be fair, a number of forumers (myself included) wanted to see Chicken posting here every day, and I hope he will continue to do so. Indeed if he does not appear a number of us will send out messages and hope to find him.

The main thrust of advice and good wishes remain the same.

Chicken, I understand that you are wary of going to your GP to ask for help, but it really is the best way forward for you. You want to feel better, your forum friends want you to feel better, so please, please make an appointment to see your doctor.

Morning Chicken

I've finally taken the bull by the horns and made an appointment with my GP about a  problem with my arm. I've been putting off going because I expect him to say it is "from your arthritis in your neck" and then I may think I've wasted his time but I'm in a lot of pain so I'm seeing him at 2.20 today.
I'm old enough to be your granny and I know how difficult it is to talk to your doctor about depression etc (I have the teeshirt to prove it) but I also know how wonderful it is to take control of it and start feeling better.

May I ask if you are "self medicating" already because this may be making things worse?
Don't take anything to try to make yourself feel better because you could do more harm than good.

Come on my lovely Chicken - make the phone call. I did and I need you to do the same.

Yup, what Brisket said

Hi Chicken, I work in mental health......spit it out

I second that Keep talking Chicken, but you really do need to go to your doctor, cos he is the one that can help you sort things out...

Hi Chicken, i like to see you on the forum to know you are ok, but get to the doctors please

I agree Brisket, where is Chicken today?

Hopefully at the docs

I would love that to be true Super 

Hi again Chicken.
I went to the doctors at 2.20, got sent for an x-ray on my shoulder (had it done) and I now have to wait a fortnight for the result. After that I will probably be referred for physiotherapy.
I was back at home making my dinner by 5.20, feeling so much better because I had made the decision to ask for help from my GP.
Do the same for your situation, Chicken - it is really empowering!!!!

Well said Blackpudlian 

Iainy although you mean well, the last thing Chicken needs is an out - by telling him he can post to you give him the excuse he needs not to go to the doctors.

Thanks Isadora
There are so many FMs who are wishing that Chicken will take the next step and get proper help, aren't they? Shame we can't take him by the hand and take him to the doctors.