#mhajori

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is jori still an admin here? she's on your admin page but i haven't seen her answer anything on here in so so long. is she ok?

Hi! I am still here! I’m not going anywhere don’t worry. Schools been kicking my ass and I’ve been in Ohio the past week visiting my girlfriend (and Clari and Yiska!) so I will be back to answering questions next week! Thank you for asking tho! I am doing perfectly well. Hope you are too!

Remember to breathe,

Jori

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The game Neko Atsume is wonderful for stress/anxiety relief.

Hi there! I LOVE Neko Astume. My lil cat clan is the best. It really is a relaxing game and something to talk your mind of things for a few minutes. The MHA admins love it. I swear that some of our Facebook groups are just full of pictures of everyones set up and cats. Thank you for sending in the recommendation! Remember to breathe,Jori

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I'm confused about how this works?

Hello there! Well, I am guessing you are new here, so welcome to Mental Health Advice! There are a lot of different aspects of MHA that you can utalize and use to get information, advice, and find resources. It really just depends on what you are looking for. The main aspecft of the website is our advice. You can send in any message you would like the same way you sent this message. If you want to use our live chat, click right here. Live chat is a system where you can be connected with a person and have a one on one chat about a specific topic or a general topic. Please remember that MHA is NOT an emergency resource. We can not help you in an emergency situation. If you are looking for different information or resources on different mental health related topics, please take a look at the links to the right of our page. Each link leads to dozens of pages so there is really something for everyone. If you have any more specific questions on things you are looking for, please do not hesitate to ask. We are here to help you with whatever you need! Remember to breathe, Jori

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So I went to the doctors today because I was having signs of anxiety, they gave me a 3 week prescription for a depression medicine. They said it is to treat my stress and anxiety. I was wondering what type of anxiety I may have? I have a shortness of breath or a feeling that I can't fill my lungs up and I get shaky. I worry a lot. Thank you.

Hello there lovely person, So, here at MHA, we can not diagnose you or tell you what you do and do not have because we are not professionals. No one can give you a diagnosis expect for a professional doctor or therapist. I would try not to worry about the exact type of anxiety you have. A diagnosis is helpful to doctors and your treatment team to treat you and for insurance to insure you. To you, it is just a label. So try to not get too obsessive about it. But, since you are going to a doctor currently, you can ask them if they have an idea of what exactly you have. I understand the want to know, but like I said, try to not get too obsessive about it, okay? Next time you go to the doctor, just let them know that you are wondering about it. If you are not currently seeing a therapist, I think that would be a really important thing for you to do because treatment is the best options for you to get better and heal from your anxiety. You are a lovely person and your diagnosis doesn't change anything about you, it just helps you get treatment. Remember to breathe, Jori

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Tagged as Kami. Will treatment centers take me in if I am dependent on OTC drugs, but not addicted?

Hi Kami! So, it depends on what kind of treatment you are looking for. If you need to get help for your drug dependency, I want to say I am 99% sure that most treatment centers will take you no matter what drug you are dependent or addicted to. I know someone I went to treatment with was addicted to cough syrup, so if the dependency is your issue, than I don't think that you will have an issue. So, what this sounds like to me, is that you want to get treatment for something else but have a dependency to OTC drugs? If I am wrong please let me know! But, I don't think that should be an issue either. Whether you realize it or not, being dependent on drugs, even OTC ones, is still an issue. If you go to a treatment center for any reason, they will most likely ask you if you do any drugs or have a history of drug abuse and you need to be honest with them. They will help you wean off of what you are taking currently and help you have a more healthy relationship with medication that you need. I want you to know that you deserve help and treatment. I know it is really scary, and I am sure it's scary to not know what will happen with the drug dependency, but I promise you that it is worth it. Remember to breathe, Jori

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I sent in a few tagless asks about two months ago, and I was just wondering what the oldest ask in your box is to know if they've been answered or not. I probably should have tagged them lol

Hello there! If you sent in questions 2 months ago, they were most definitely answered unless Tumblr decided to eat them. If you remember what your ask was about, you can search key terms on the purple search bar on the upper left portion of the website. For example if you asked a question about cutting, try searching things like "Self harm" or "cutting". If you addressed your ask to a certain person, search their tag, mine for example is mhajori. I hope you can find your ask, and if not, feel free to send me a message and I will see what I can do to help you out. Remember to breathe, Jori

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Hey, I'm new here. Out of curiosity, how long does it roughly take you guys to answer an ask?

Hello lovely! 

So right now, we are currently still backed up from it being winter and other factors. We are trying our best to get the wait time down but it is currently at about a month wait. I am looking for new admins daily so that should really help! Sorry for the wait and welcome to MHA :) 

Remember to breathe, 

Jori

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I don't really know who I am without my mental illnesses. I have been sick since I was 12, and I'm afraid I'm nothing without all those illnesses.. I want to get rid of them, but there is a part of me that want to keep them as well,,, Is that weird?

Hey there lovely, This doesn't sound odd to me at all. Actually, I went through this exact same thing. Ages 11 or so through 17 or 18 are really about finding yourself and deciding who you are as a person. You're supposed to have fun and experience new things. So when we are sick, when we are depressed or anxious or suicidal or any other issue, you claim those as your identity. I was the girl who was depressed and anxious and sad and cut. I didn't know another way to identify myself. I didn't want my issues to go away because to me, at the time, they were who I was. Who was I going to be without them? What was I going to do without them? Let me tell you, I am an amazing person underneath that deep dark cloak of mental illness. You will find yourself too! You CAN find yourself and you SHOULD find yourself. Your mental illnesses aren't who you are. They may be a part of you and what you are going through, but underneath all of that, you have values and morals, likes and dislikes, relationships, passions, and more. It takes a while to disassociate yourself from those illnesses, especially when  they took you over in a really vulnerable part of your life. But believe me when I say it is so worth it. I never thought that I would be at college studying what I love, dating the most amazing girl, joining a sorority, being on exec for clubs, and more. I still struggle with finding who I am a lot of the time but I think you will come to find that you are an amazing person and have so much to offer the world. I believe in that 100 percent. Remember to breathe, Jori