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getting worse and this isnt my body

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last night i had a row with bf and a fox killed all my chickens. today i am much worse, want to go into hospital but i cant cos theres nobody to have my kids. i dont think this is my body anymore either as i appear to be floating outside my head just about my left ear. if i injured this body i wouldnt feel it cos its not mine, i dont know why but its not. i dont knwo where mine is though but i have borrowed this one.
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Call your pdoc immediately and tell them it's an emergency. Your pdoc may have you come in for evaluation. Please don't let it wait.
peace, t
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If you call emergency or your pdoc, they will make sure that someone responsible will take care of your kids. Please call right away...your kids will be cared for and so will you. Call the police, your doc, go to hospital...please do something so you get better.
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Ditto. Call pdoc or emergency line immediately. Your kids will be ok, we need to make sure you are too.
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no i cant, my ex is trying to get custody of the kids, by using my MH against me, if i go into hosp the kids wil be put in care and he will win the case or they will have to go to him and he will win the case. i lost evereything when i ran away from him earlier this year i cant let him take my babies too.
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Sorry to be so blunt Manicmum, but if you aren't stable, you can't be a good mother to those children, no?
And, yes, I am a mother too. Call PDOC!
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i did call them this morning, explained how i felt and they said the earliest they could assess me was next week, and the earliest i can see the pdoc is in 2 weeks. i went to my gp today too and he increased my lithium dose.
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And you explained how bad it was? That's sad that they can't see you when it's so bad.
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You have to take care of yourself. Call your pdoc back and insist on being seen today. If not, please go to the hospital. I empathize with your children/custody situation, I really do, but you must be well.
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This is probably a stupid question, but are you sure you don't have a single friend or family member willing to look after your children for a couple of days in an emergency like this?
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no family here at all. very few friends and none that would be able to take my kids. people have their own stuff to deal with.
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I'm so sorry to read that. I too have been in your position, almost. I had a husband to pick up my slack in the evenings, I only had the days to survive alone. Perhaps you could look into whether or not your husband would be notified if the children are in care? Also, talk to your lawyer and find out whether or not your BP can be used against you in a custody battle. I don't know if it can or not, but I do know it's WRONG if it can.
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