For years, I thought I just had a bad memory because I could barely remember my childhood. Through therapy, I’ve learned that, in my case, it was connected to childhood trauma, and forgetting those memories may have been my mind’s way of protecting me.
AMA about childhood trauma, memory loss, therapy, or my healing journey. I’ll answer what I can. 🤍
For years, I thought I just had a bad memory because I could barely remember my childhood. Through therapy, I’ve learned that, in my case, it was connected to childhood trauma, and forgetting those memories have been my mind’s way of protecting me.
AMA about childhood trauma, memory loss, therapy, or my healing journey. I’ll answer what I can. 🤍
Hi everyone! I have extra quetiapine meds (60 pcs) 200mg anyone who wants pls let me know via PM lang. This meds are expiring 2028 pa.
RFS: Di ako hiyang with this brand (Q-Win)
Hello, anyone here diagnosed with treatment resistant depression?🥹
Hi everyone,
Early of 2025, I experienced a severe mental health crisis that led to a near-fatal suicide attempt. As a result, I suffered nerve damage that required wrist surgery, underwent emergency dialysis due to a medication overdose, spent 9 days in the ICU, was hospitalized for a month, admitted to a psychiatric ward for an additional month and 7 days, and later completed 9 months in a rehabilitation facility.
Recovery has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but today I am over a year free from self-harm and continuing to work on my mental health every day.
I’m doing this AMA to share my experience, reduce stigma around mental illness, self-harm, hospitalization, psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery. Feel free to ask me anything about what happened, the recovery process, what helped, what didn’t, or what life looks like now.
Please be respectful, and I’ll answer what I’m comfortable sharing. ❤️
Hi everyone, I highly recommend Dr. April Fatima Hernandez if you’re looking for a psychiatrist who is compassionate, patient, and truly takes the time to listen. I’ve been under her care since 2022, and one thing I appreciate most is that consultations are not rushed they usually last around 1 hour, allowing for thorough discussions and treatment planning.
She is also a sleep specialist and offers CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia), which can be very helpful for those struggling with sleep issues. She is gentle, kind, responsive to messages, and not a judgmental, making it easier to open up about difficult topics.
What I also appreciate is that she recognizes when additional support may be beneficial and can refer patients to other specialists, such as a DBT therapist, when appropriate.
She holds clinics at St. Luke’s Medical Center BGC and Quezon City and she does teleconsult too. My experience with her has been very positive, and I’m grateful for the care and support she has provided over the years.
For those with Bipolar Disorder who experience hypersexuality, how do you cope with it when the urges become intense?
Hi everyone. I have Bipolar II disorder and one of the symptoms I struggle with is hypersexuality. When the urge becomes intense, I find it very difficult to control, and it sometimes leads me to engage in impulsive and risky sexual behaviors, including having sex with someone I’ve just met.
Afterward, I often spiral into depression, regret my actions, and become extremely anxious about my health, especially the possibility of contracting an STI/STD. I’ve completed all 3 doses of Gardasil 9, but I usually have unprotected sex, which I know increases my risk.
After these encounters, I always consult my OB-GYN and get screened for STIs through cervical swabs and blood tests. Thankfully, my results have always come back negative so far.
For context, I am currently in therapy and taking psychiatric medications. I’m actively working on managing my symptoms, but I’m still struggling, especially when the urges become overwhelming.
My question is: Aside from regular testing, what are the best ways to protect myself from STIs/STDs if I find myself in these situations? Has anyone else dealt with hypersexuality and found strategies that helped reduce risky behaviors?
Please be kind and avoid judgment. I’m genuinely trying to learn and take better care of myself.
Hi! I’m a plus-size girl who loves getting lost in books, spending quiet afternoons reading, and having meaningful conversations. I’m here to seriously get to know someone and see where things go naturally.
What I value most in a connection is communication, honesty, and emotional maturity. I appreciate people who can openly express themselves, listen, and put effort into getting to know each other.
If you’re looking for a genuine connection and believe good communication is the foundation of any relationship, I’d love to hear from you. 😊
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and although I’m a bit late, I thought I’d do an AMA. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder before I even became a teenager and was later diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). I’ve been through psychiatric hospitalization, rehab, and survived a near-fatal suicide attempt that resulted in wrist surgery and an ICU stay. Mental illness has been a huge part of my life, and I’m open to answering questions about diagnosis, treatment, recovery, stigma, hospitalization, or anything else you’re curious about.
I started playing pickleball as an outlet for my mental health and never expected to fall in love with it. Now it’s one of my favorite parts of the week.
to anyone who also plays pickleball here, how much na total expenses nyo for outfits, paddle, shoes? 🤣🫠
Hi. I’m struggling right now, and it all happened so suddenly, this intense urge to just end everything. I don’t fully understand why. There’s this emptiness and heaviness inside me that nothing seems to fill.
I’ve been battling mental health issues since before I was even a teenager. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 12, and ever since then, I’ve been taking medications, attending therapy, and going to psychiatric consultations.
Lately, everything feels overwhelming. It’s like I can feel every emotion all at once, and I don’t know how to carry it anymore. Sometimes I feel guilty for having an invisible illness. I feel like I take up too much space, like my struggles are too much for the people around me.
I’ve attempted to end my life multiple times before. My last attempt was severe enough that I needed surgery and had to stay in a long-term facility for a while. Since then, I thought I was doing better. I learned how to survive the bad days. But recently, my mind has been telling me that I’m a burden, that the world would somehow be better without me in it.
What confuses me is that I can’t even pinpoint why I feel this empty. I have a supportive family who constantly reminds me that I matter and that I am loved. I have access to therapy, psychiatric care, and medications. I have friends who understand my condition. Because of that, I sometimes feel like I have no right to struggle like I should just be grateful and okay already.
Whenever I used to break down, I’d call my mom, and she would come to me immediately, as if everything else in the world could wait. But this time, I didn’t call her. I didn’t want to worry her, and I kept thinking that other people probably need her more than I do (She’s a medical doctor)
This morning was normal. We had breakfast together before they left for work. Then suddenly, everything crashed. I felt overwhelmingly empty and sad. I couldn’t stop crying, and I started wanting to end my life again. But a part of me still didn’t want to give up maybe because of how deeply I love the people I can’t bear to leave behind.
So I called 911. In less than 30 minutes, they were at our house helping me calm down before bringing me to the ER. I’m still here now, and I don’t know… maybe I’ll be admitted again.
I keep asking myself if this is happening because I’m ungrateful. But maybe deep down, I know that mental illness doesn’t disappear just because life looks “good” from the outside. Maybe having people who love me doesn’t cancel out the pain — it just gives me more reasons to keep trying to survive it.
Be Honest: What’s Something Your Mom Doesn’t Know About You?
hello, anyone from bridges of hope here? especially from Imus branch? Can you pls share your experiences with the said facility. It would be a great help
I’ve been seeing this doctor for quite a while and medically okay naman siya, but I recently found out she openly supports Duterte’s administration even with everything happening now. Honestly, I felt really disappointed after knowing that, and I realized I feel uncomfortable continuing under her care.
Part of me feels guilty because technically she hasn’t done anything wrong to me as a patient, but at the same time, I can’t ignore how disgusted I feel toward people who still strongly support DDS despite everything.
Is it reasonable to stop seeing a doctor because your values no longer align with theirs? Has anyone here changed doctors for similar reasons, even if the doctor was clinically competent?
hi anyone willing to be my friends on my ig dump acct? having a hard time making friends :(