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    My bf sleeps all the time & always exhausted

    My bf is on Risperdal that he gets a jab once every fortnight. It's an anti- psychotic & has a lot of side effects including tiredness. He is also a heavy smoker, rolling & smoking his cigarettes every 45 mins or less. He is a solid muscular build guy with a big bloated fat gut too. He mainly...
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    How to be in a relationshipwith someone with different values and lifestyle to you

    Well its been 8 months now since I've been going out with this guy. And I've struggled with my social anxiety/anxiety disorder and BDD and its been quite an emotional strain on me. Particularly with the anxiety as I get so hyped up and completely go overboard for him ( and I've been doing that...
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    Anyone Vegan here ?

    Just curious. Its funny that on social media now - its becoming so popular and that is awesome. Ive been vegan since I was 14 and Im 34 now. But practicing in the raw vegan diet has really helped with my mental and physical health. Im surprised that diet never really gets a mention when it...
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    Having space within a relationship

    Just wanted to know for those who have been or are in a relationship, how much time should you spend together - is spending just about everyday together normal? Im 34 and living with my partner kind of. I want to be able to spend time at my home without him - but I feel rude to ask of it.
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    How to have a relationship when u have BDD ?

    I had a big huge horrible depressive and anxiety breakdown yesterday regarding this BDD (body dysmorphia) illness I have. So I know in my relationship that at the heart of it there are extreme triggers to me that I just don't want to go there with. I have a guy that I have feelings for , is...
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    STRESS- how can I wind down???

    Id love some pointers on what others do to unwind- as I just find it very hard lately- even guided meditation seems hard these days.
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    Making the journals and diaries on here private only to members

    I wrote a thread about this before but I cannot find it. I want this to be done. Moderators to do it - as because its easily able to be seen via anyone - its quite hard now to write in as I feel like whom I write about and their lives may be read about and taken wrongly. What diid others think...
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    privacy in some thread perhaps?

    I dont know- I may be paranoid. I used to be on a BDD forum many years ago and had a diary on there - their system was a little different in the forum as you had to be logged in - in order to view personal stories and journals and stuff. I just feel like proposing this - because I just feel...
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    Experiencing some sort of separation anxiety from partner : /

    Whats wrong with me? I feel so jittery and anxious and kinda upset a bit. For a month now or a bit more - most of my weeks have been me rushing with excitement to go stay over my partners place (and we have now only been together for 2 months or so). I literally, when I am home - will spend...
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    ..having issues with showing affection

    At first he used to ask to kiss me went we would part - but I would get all shy as it was in the day time and usually the morning when my bdd on my face is highest.. But I want to. There are so many affectionate things I want to do with my bf, im not talking about sexually here- Im talking...
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    I need opinions on how to be assertive in a relationship..

    So my partner smokes like a chimney and Im a health nut. When I am over his place- he smokes in the room, and his sister comes in and smokes in the room too. We sleep in that room. ..full of tobacco smoke. I havent been exposed in my life to that until now and it makes me feel ill. My lungs...
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    bf thinks im not pretty : (

    Last night, we were having this deep chat about things. He has very strong feelings for me and really likes me. But the moment when he mentioned that he had been with 'pretty' girls before and also 'really pretty' girls and that they were nothing.. guess what somebody like me with BDD thinks...
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    from friends to girlfriend & boyfriend now.. but does he truely llike me??

    I know this is a looooong post. I cant help my insecurities. I just want to try to find out if this guy is truely into me or not. Like that film- he's not that into you.. I guess I want some perspectives before I go ahead and actually start to get close with this guy Ive liked for ages now. If...
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    Issues with holding on (toliet) when being social

    Ive always had this. I just wonder if other people can relate? Basically when ever I go over to other people's houses - ever since I was a teenager- i would always get these bad cramps in my stomach and feel the need to have to pee all the time. Be really desperate and keep needing to go all...
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    When you reject yourself because of rejection

    Its so hard not to. And the worst kind is when someone doesnt actually reject you, but doesnt actually care about you or want you in their world much at all. That who you are, what you look like - all of that is just not good enough- not interesting - not beautiful - youre none of that. And...
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    Body Composition & social acceptance?

    I'm not sure where to put this so I'll just put it here. So I weigh 53-55kg and I'm about 156cm tall. According to my doctor I'm in the healthy weight for my height or body mass index. But despite this, I get people telling me all the how skinny I am and asking me what I eat and what I should...
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    No drive to go to work now- feel rejected

    The one thing that I would go to work for- he is gone now. And so I feel devasted. This person befriended me and stuff- its in my diary. But I know I will most likely never see him again, even though he could contact me - I bet he never will. Never. So it really hurts and feels so much like...
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    Seriously not want to be seen rant

    I seriously don't want to go to work or be seen or anywhere there are people -
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    Can your therapist give out a medical certificate ?

    Or do you need a GP? Im Australian so I think its GP right?
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    feel inferior

    So im not going to write out my insecurities like a train wreck hmm But is there any advice that anyone has about how to try to turn around that inferior feeling around certain people?
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