u/Square_Chocolate7508

A friend has been suggested by an overseas GP that they may have bipolar disorder. Any recs for psychiatrists/psychologists based in Sydney?

Hello, my partner has recently been diagnosed with dry eyes and epithelial basement membrane dystrophy. We also came to know they’ve had physical trauma to one of eyes (there’s a scratch and metal shards) which were never picked up in any eye test before - suspect it was at birth as there’s no recollection. Perfect vision otherwise.

All these conditions + recent stress at work has caused extreme light sensitivity to the point that they have to wear glasses at night and can’t look at screen beyond a few hours.

They’ve had 4 sessions of Rexxon therapy, trying warm and cold compress as well as eye drops. Also taking omega 3 supplements as suggested by ophthalmologist. We have a follow up appointment with Dr after Rexxon therapy sessions soon.

Has anyone been through something similar and what has helped? It’s causing a lot of psychological distress.

Edit: there has also been light sensitivity but not as extreme as now, and was confused for/associated with migraine

Hello, as the title suggests, I’m looking for tips to become a better communicator - both written and verbal.

I often feel tongue tied when conversing; I tend to verbalise exact thoughts in my mind - as if I’m reading them out aloud - but also thinking at the same time so what comes out of my mouth is a a mishmash of words.

When I do have a point to share in a meeting, I tend to just relay the core idea and struggle to unpack my thoughts - any supporting sentences also end up being another (slightly different version) of the core idea with same keywords.

The other day (in personal setting) I shared an opinion with someone and they (ENTP) responded by saying my thoughts aren’t well developed in that I’ve communicated the same sentiment multiple times before but never offered an insight beyond that simple comment, and it not being a mature observation grounded in evidence. How do I verbalise substantial context - which more often ends up being in the mind and remains unvocalised? I may also have been lazy as I was communicating with someone close to me so didn’t need to unpack everything.

One thing I find interesting is some people (in work setting) really like what I have to say and get it (or probably don’t which is why they find it intelligent/interesting?). As if I provide a perspective they never considered. At the same time though there are others (who may be senior to me) who sometime don’t understand what I say - it seems as if they want things communicated absolutely precisely (or literally?).

Haha, don’t know what I’m looking for. Any tips, insights, similar things that you’ve observed in yourself/others would be helpful.