u/teddybearcult

so this is mainly aimed at older people in this sub, maybe parents or grandparents, even. i'm 25, and i've lost around 7 years to severe mental illness. i've been working hard to recover (medications, appointments, therapy, counselling, etc) but i still sometimes feel like i'm a waste. i've never been in any trouble, no legal issues, nothing like that, though. i always had pretty good potential and grades, and i haven't been able to achieve anything yet, because of my mental health. my family do say i'm a talented artist, so i have that, at least. is 25 still relatively young? i'm neurodivergent, so i feel and act younger than i actually am anyway. but i just need some support and kind words, that it's hopefully not too late for me. (no 'tough love' please. that doesn't work on me, unfortunately.)

embarrassing, but i just randomly woke up and needed to use the bathroom, and had a small amount of very watery diarrhoea, out of nowhere. i'm panicking, now. i did take a tranexamic acid pill around 2am (now 9am) on an empty stomach-could that be the cause? my brain is coming up with all sorts of explanations (food poisoning from a sausage roll i ate yesterday, a virus, etc) and none of them are helping me. it's been really hot here, too, so i've probably been drinking more water than usual. i feel very slightly nauseous but i don't know if that's because of the fact i'm panicking, a little. my stomach feels unsettled.

i just went to the bathroom, and had very loose diarrhea for no reason. it's been pretty hot here so i don't know if that could be a factor? anxiety, maybe? i don't know. but i'm just a little anxious and would appreciate some support.

basically, a relative of mine i saw yesterday had diarrhoea and vomited, later last night. i physically interacted a lot with this relative (hugs, kisses, etc) and i'm just a bit worried, even though she didn't vomit prior to seeing us.