[LaLaLand]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

A teacher who taught my daughter and I knew as a friend lost her mum a few months back took her own life last week.

Don’t ever be afraid to ask for help and talking about things is always the best way.

That's so awful. God.

Absolutely - always seek help when you can. I'm currently seeing a mental health worker about once every six weeks, just to talk about stuff and she'll be giving me little mundane tasks to do that I find challenging. It's not as often as I'd like but better than nothing at all. It's good to talk and share how you're coping.

She's also had me start a diary where I record what I do each day, how I feel and whenever I have a panic attack and my symptoms etc (it's surprising how regular I have them reading it back, I think I'm just used to it having suffered for over a decade now - second nature but this shouldn't be the case!)