Mental Health Issues

[jaydebruyne]

The guy I shadowed on the firm when I started called me Mr Panic haha seriously I used to get anxious about changing a bloody toilet siphon lol but when I look back and see how far I've come I'm quite proud of myself for not letting my crap mental retardedness make me give up..

 

[jaydebruyne]

I honestly do the same! I risk changing my mind and over complicating a job.
If I am doing similar jobs often, then I can auto pilot and less stress.

Yup. a) I don't solder often, don't get the chance and b) I've only just asked for more install experience and c) only recently got on the gsr so a lot is new to me

 

[Best]

Don't let stress work on you! It builds up without you realising and I am certain it causes physical illnesses. It happened me once and I only then knew what depression was and how major a problem it was to slowly improve.
Don't take your work home with you, if you understand what I mean.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Don't let stress work on you! It builds up without you realising and I am certain it causes physical illnesses. It happened me once and I only then knew what depression was and how major a problem it was to slowly improve.
Don't take your work home with you, if you understand what I mean.

I do indeed. Ill try and remember to breathe tomorrow haha I used to but now I force myself to just chill with the family and feel all the better for it.

 

[Best]

Yup. a) I don't solder often, don't get the chance and b) I've only just asked for more install experience and c) only recently got on the gsr so a lot is new to me

I am very confident with soldering, but I find it slow to get back into soldering after a period of not doing pipework. So don't worry about it.
Experience will make it all come together some day and you will chill out eventually with most jobs. But then you will probably be middle aged and starting to feel a bit past your physical prime, trust me!
:wheelchair:

 

[JCplumb]

I had a real bad year about 12 years ago, lost my dad to cancer, step dad jumped off a railway bridge in front of an oncoming train. Together with that and the increasing pressure in a job I hated it all got too much.
I kept getting periods of anxiety but didn't have a clue what they were, I found myself going to the loo just to get out of the office for a few minutes 4-5 times a day, went to my docs and he told me to take it easy and that I was 'just a delicate boy'. Looking back, if that doctor had been a little more pro-active I could have prevented what followed.
Ended up having a full blown panic attack at work and had to walk out mid shift, got in my car, drove home and locked myself in the bedroom for hours. The following weeks were horrible, I was anxious continuously, going outside and doing social stuff was a nightmare and I ended up avoiding everything.
Anyway upshot of it was I finally got taken seriously by a GP and was offered CBT councelling, it was a slow process, probably took about 3 months altogether, but a positive mental attitude and baby steps saw me completely recover. I was offered medication but refused it, maybe it would have helped but I didn't want the old brain chemistry playing with if I could avoid it.
Oh and splitting up from the moody-pig missus was also a big step in the right direction.
I do still get the odd twinge of anxiety, but I think I always have been prone to the odd twinge every now and then.
My advice to anyone who gets more than the 'odd twinge' of anxiety is to get yourself a few hours booked in with a CBT councillor they help a lot, I know there's a stigma about such things but it affects so many more people than you'd think and that very stigma is what stops most people getting help.

 

[jaydebruyne]

I had a real bad year about 12 years ago, lost my dad to cancer, step dad jumped off a railway bridge in front of an oncoming train. Together with that and the increasing pressure in a job I hated it all got too much.
I kept getting periods of anxiety but didn't have a clue what they were, I found myself going to the loo just to get out of the office for a few minutes 4-5 times a day, went to my docs and he told me to take it easy and that I was 'just a delicate boy'. Looking back, if that doctor had been a little more pro-active I could have prevented what followed.
Ended up having a full blown panic attack at work and had to walk out mid shift, got in my car, drove home and locked myself in the bedroom for hours. The following weeks were horrible, I was anxious continuously, going outside and doing social stuff was a nightmare and I ended up avoiding everything.
Anyway upshot of it was I finally got taken seriously by a GP and was offered CBT councelling, it was a slow process, probably took about 3 months altogether, but a positive mental attitude and baby steps saw me completely recover. I was offered medication but refused it, maybe it would have helped but I didn't want the old brain chemistry playing with if I could avoid it.
Oh and splitting up from the moody-pig missus was also a big step in the right direction.
I do still get the odd twinge of anxiety, but I think I always have been prone to the odd twinge every now and then.
My advice to anyone who gets more than the 'odd twinge' of anxiety is to get yourself a few hours booked in with a CBT councillor they help a lot, I know there's a stigma about such things but it affects so many more people than you'd think and that very stigma is what stops most people getting help.

Mate I'm sorry to hear about your dad and step dad. My mum died of cancer just over a year ago and my dad died about 4 years ago. My father in law passed Christmas day. Its hard. When I first started the firm, I think on about 4 or 5 occasions I made an excuse to go home because I got into a panic attack and told them it was the Mrs pregnancy that had to take her to hospital. Just went home to avoid the feeling of anxiety. Really didn't cope well with it all (the anxiety of work I mean). I've had CBT, hypnotherapy, counselling, psychoanalysis, was on anti depressants for about a year quite a few years back. My life has been a bit of a rollercoaster, as I'm sure most peoples are, but what doesn't kill you and all that. Nowadays I just try and live life day by day. If I get anxious I do my best to calm myself down, tell myself to relax, stop what I'm doing for a moment and take a minute to breathe. Sometimes it works, sometimes I panic. Just gotta do your best with what you got I guess.

 

[plumben]

The guy I shadowed on the firm when I started called me Mr Panic haha seriously I used to get anxious about changing a bloody toilet siphon lol but when I look back and see how far I've come I'm quite proud of myself for not letting my crap mental retardedness make me give up..

I still get nervous about cutting into pipes sometimes that I know I've drain and have no water in, I get pictures in my head of a scene like what it must of looked like with that fella who done the Emerson swap live

 

[jaydebruyne]

I still get nervous about cutting into pipes sometimes that I know I've drain and have no water in, I get pictures in my head of a scene like what it must of looked like with that fella who done the Emerson swap live

Haha sorry but this literally made me laugh out loud! Who did an snatch on an immersion? Are there people that brave? Or stupid? Lol I still get nervous when freezing pipes and cutting them, but I quite like the nerves on that one, I like the risk factor lol

 

[REDSAW]

everyones brain works different!
no one is normal, theres just a lot of people with the same syptoms.

 

[Best]

I think lifestyle can have a lot to do with depression in many of us.

 

[JCplumb]

Mate I'm sorry to hear about your dad and step dad. My mum died of cancer just over a year ago and my dad died about 4 years ago. My father in law passed Christmas day. Its hard. When I first started the firm, I think on about 4 or 5 occasions I made an excuse to go home because I got into a panic attack and told them it was the Mrs pregnancy that had to take her to hospital. Just went home to avoid the feeling of anxiety. Really didn't cope well with it all (the anxiety of work I mean). I've had CBT, hypnotherapy, counselling, psychoanalysis, was on anti depressants for about a year quite a few years back. My life has been a bit of a rollercoaster, as I'm sure most peoples are, but what doesn't kill you and all that. Nowadays I just try and live life day by day. If I get anxious I do my best to calm myself down, tell myself to relax, stop what I'm doing for a moment and take a minute to breathe. Sometimes it works, sometimes I panic. Just gotta do your best with what you got I guess.

I feel for you mate if you're going through this at the moment. As I mentioned, for me it came on quite quickly and was only really bad for a few months. Once I got over the worst of it it ended up as a bad memory. I'd hate to be living with it day in day out.
What was your CBT councillor like? I actually had 2, the first one I binned off after 2 sessions, he was rubbish, was like being in the Monty Pythons argument clinic sketch for an hour. The second one I had was brilliant.

 

[plumben]

Haha sorry but this literally made me laugh out loud! Who did an snatch on an immersion? Are there people that brave? Or stupid? Lol I still get nervous when freezing pipes and cutting them, but I quite like the nerves on that one, I like the risk factor lol

This post http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/plumbing-forum/88104-no-drain-off-tap-hot-water.html

 

[TFGplumbing]

Just putting it out there..

Does anyone suffer from any mental health issues.. Me? Severe self esteem and anxiety issues. Does my bloody head in lol

Just wonder if I'm alone in the mental department...

Got a job on tomorrow and I'm already getting anxious about it, ain't even that bad a job

I get anxious before some jobs definitely, especially if its a customer I haven't worked for; I personally found a few things that helped with my anxiety.

Gain more knowledge to boost confidence.
I gave up smoking; It was hell to start with though.
I stopped drinking caffeine containing drinks like coffee or tea, they can trigger anxiety attacks; this one really helped me. Caffeine is the most commonly use psychoactive drug.

 

[Millsy 82]

I get anxious all the time about jobs. I think most people do about some jobs.

I don't get it too bad unless it's a real problem job.

I can remember a job not too long back I went out and diagnosed a faulty fan, went back 2 days later with the fan and fitted it, still the same problem, after a few phone calls to Baxi I confirmed it was the pcb. I spent what felt like 20 minutes trying to work out what to say and worked myself up to the point I could hardly talk (I don't stutter but I can't get the words from my head to my mouth) so went out to find something in the van and spent 5 minutes composing myself then a couple of deep breathes and went for it. All that worry for nothing she was fine about it so got new pcb and put it in. It still didn't work so I put the new fan back in and away it went so then I started worrying about telling her it needed both until she walked round the corner and said ooh it's working.

I do find that for installs I over think things and keep changing my mind but I find a radio helps me for that, I work out what I'm doing in the morning make my plan then radio goes on and off I go.