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[casperTheBird]

Hitting one of my darkest lows living with PTSD right now. Thanks for the encouraging words. Take care everyone.

[notdefectiveschizoaffectiveLDS]

This made me cry. I always struggle with my mental health during the winter months. My depressive symptoms just take over. Usually, I become suicidal (but hopefully not this year). This is just the thing my younger self would have needed to talk her out of her suicide attempt. Thank you for being there for people and using your platform to help others in need.

[usvwyqp]

I got very paranoid /scared for my safety last week, had to go home to bed. Not so bad now just usual anxiety. Thankyou for your support and hope you are alright xx

[juliejackman]

Ever since my brother passed from suicide I have wanted all people to know these very things you talk about in this video. Thank you!

[Country-Gal-at-Heart]

I want to be left alone because peopling is exhausting but I'm very lonely.
Thank you Lauren.

[brandieraad]

I'm in a dark place and I am taking steps to keep myself safe. Thank you so much for your video. Your words brought a lot of comfort to me and helped me not feel so alone.

[amyjones]

After someone else responded to my last post about me stopping my meds, I decided to go back on them and I feel a bit better. Just a simple care from a stranger on the internet made me feel better enough to take my meds again. I also talked to my best friend. I'm glad those persons helped me. I suffer from scitzoaffective disorder depression type

[n.jmnz]

Thankfully, my meds take away all the hallucinations & voices. I hate this illness. Your video made me cry. Hugs to everyone struggling

[Rachel-xodu]

Thank you, Lauren. I have schizoaffective depression type and things have been getting bad again recently. I really appreciate your videos and this really touched me.

[pl-mnro]

Thank you for caring enough and share it with me. My wife who struggles with schizoaffective disorder might actually listen to your message of hope

[Mopsey]

It seems the whole world knows I'm not really schizophrenic, and what I'm experiencing is real. It is a dystopian nightmare, and a struggle.

[TheSnpitre]

Thank you very much for this. I haven’t been diagnosed but my husband is diagnosed bipolar and generalized anxiety and depression with PTSD and I’ve been taking care of him for the better part of a year now and it’s starting to take its toll on me. I’ve started looking into getting into therapy for myself because I feel that I have developed depression and anxiety as well as possible PTSD from some of his more serious bipolar episodes. I really appreciate your videos because they really remind me that I am truly not alone in this. So again, thank you.

[paranxietyoia]

I sympathize to everyone who struggle with that type of things life is ups and downs..♥️

[PostTraumaticVictory]

How did you know I needed this right now?! Thank you for all you do, Lauren! 💚

[joycezaid]

This is my situation, that I have experienced this a few weeks ago, and I dealt with periods where I had visual hallucinations at different times last year, and as recently as a few weeks ago. At first, I panicked as they seemed to be real and began to question myself. Then I calmed down, made myself ask questions about whether I would do about them, and challenged the altered reality. Eventually, they would go away, and I was glad to have stopped before doing anything drastic. I called my crisis hotline, then my therapist, and my employment specialist, because one of my hallucinations was at work(I work from home) where I actually made a mistake, which impacted a customer, I thought I would be fired. I told my supervisor about the error, though I didn't say anything about what I was going through. She said she appreciated I told her, that it was okay, and to be careful next time. Sometimes you can do everything right, but still feel bad. Now, I work through what's upsetting/distressing me, or table it, and maybe run it with someone else to determine if what I'm thinking/believing is fact. I have more good days than dark, but no longer beat myself up when it happens.

[CarolHO]

Thank you Lauren. You genuinely care and it really is helpful. I shared this by text to my husband who is schizoaffective and I think it will help him too❤

[shaunalexanderjames.]

I have paranoid schizophrenia and depression, I wish I was where you are now. I feel enclosed in a bottomless pit and every ounce of energy I have goes on avoiding ending my life. I hear people saying you can learn to control the voices and the hallucinations, however, I don't see what you do. I see no way out other than ending my life. I feel the uselessness my life brings me and the lack of motivation to get out of this way of life. I take aripiprazole antipsychotics and they don't help at all, thanks for showing me there can be a light at the end of the tunnel, i hope I can get there

[wired]

I had a very exhausting couple of days and nights and it has disturbed my routine and peace I've maintained for weeks now. I experience a lot of symptoms today, Christmas time is very hard in itself, especially after last year's loss. I just sit here and am thinking that getting through this day and the upcoming time isn't possible because I'm so miserable. But I know I will get through it. And so will you, whoever you are. I believe in you.

[Kikivanderpump]

I just want you to know that you are cared about as well! I truly hope you will receive the same amount of love and support you give to your viewers because you are deserving of it. Thank you for sharing your story and I hope that you start feeling better soon 🤞🙏