Chances are in this day and age you wont need to be locked up. You might just need a med tweak, and tbh bugger your family. Talk to your doctor and he will guide you.

I hope you start feeling better soon.

Don't give up! Our son went through 6 different doctors before he was even diagnosed correctly. Then he went through 4 different regimes of meds, types and dosages.
He now says... Thank God..."I thought I was crazy."
I don't believe in medication and for me, lessi s more - but I can tell you - in his case it has been a pure miracle having him on medication.
Hugs!!!

Hello, I don't know you, so I wanted to ask are you going through psychotherapy? For me, it is as intrinsic as taking meds. The best outcomes come from doing them in parallel. I have been taught the ACT and Mindfulness method and it is reaally great. I have been a sober member of AA for 11 years and even that wonderful program does not offer all the solutions to do with mental health. If you are interested in ACT and Mindfulness you could google the title, or the text I bought called the Happiness Trap by Russ Harris an Aussie like me. In the US Stephen Hayes is the originator of the method. He would have a text too. It works really well for intrusive thoughts and extreme anxious thoughts. Not so good for panic attacks for me - I have to just sit them out.

But whether or not you chose that method, and a therapist who practises it, therapy per se is definitely the go.

I also agree with mgs1 that we gotta persist with psychiatrists, meds and diagnoses. Seldom does the the right mix of all three come our way early in our journey, even though we desperately wish they would.

And I know you've probably heard this before, but you are your own person and in the final analysis, you are NOT accountable to your family if they are judging you. But it is a hard journey I know. I'm 43 and I'm really only getting my position on my family dynamics sorted out. But again, that's something you can talk about in therapy.

Go to your doc and ask for help. Just explain how you're feeling, be honest. Sux your family doesn't support you.

unfortunately, that is very common for us, with any kind of mental illness, to be misunderstood, misjudged, even ostracized from our families and close cirles of friends. Why I am ever-so grateful for DS. Those of us on the outskirts, have something solid to hang on to here.

((( hugs )))

Sory to hear you are feeling this way at the moment. I think going to your GP would help, prehaps then he can refer you to a psychologist etc so you can talk through your emotions and so on.

It's a real shame your family are not supportive, maybe in time they will begin to understand a little of what you are going through.

Big hugs x

You are misunderstood and that doesn't make you crazy or in need of being locked away. Talk to your therapist and Psychiatrist and get the medication or medication adjustment and follow them closley and report any side effects or problems. Families don't usually understand and it's not their fault ,they just have never been in your shoes. You are doing good just coming on here and asking the questions that you are,keep reaching out and keep faith that you will find the way. Good luck and God bless you in this time of need, Brian