I have bupa health insurance through work and I was going to use it to get a quick diagnosis of depression and anxiety so I can get antidepressants, but after looking at my cover, I don't think I can get antidepressants through BUPA, just potentially free therapy. Is there a way that I could get diagnosed with depression through BUPA and use that diagnosis to get antidepressants through my GP? Has anybody had a similar experience and have any advice or input for me?

Did you navigate secondary school in the UK or Ireland without support and not receive a diagnosis until you were an adult? Are you between 25 and 35 years old? If so, I would like to interview you about your experiences during your teenage years. If you are interested in contributing to qualitative research in this understudied area, you can review the participant invitation below.

Study title: How do late-diagnosed adults with co-occurring autism and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder retrospectively describe navigating adolescence?

I am currently seeking participants with AuDHD to take part in a study for my MSc research project at the University of Derby. The study aims to explore the lived adolescent experiences of adults who received a formal diagnosis of both autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (AuDHD) after adolescence from a certified clinical professional.

This study involves talking to the researcher about your experiences during adolescence. These semi-structured interviews are designed to feel closer to a conversation than an interview and are expected to last around 60 minutes. The study aims to explore behaviours and patterns across accounts to understand the lived experiences of undiagnosed AuDHD individuals at this time, with the hope of identifying patterns that may have contributed to delayed recognition.

If you think you would be interested in taking part in this study, you can follow the link for further information and to sign up: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/1mNCdYQzKlGgc4r4?ref=Link
Alternatively, you can contact the lead researcher if you wish to ask any questions or would like further information via email:

[d.skerritt1@unimail.derby.ac.uk](mailto:d.skerritt1@unimail.derby.ac.uk).

or their research supervisor, Amelia Woodward, [A.Woodward@derby.ac.uk,](mailto:A.Woodward@derby.ac.uk)

University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB.

Ethical Approval: An Ethics review has been completed on behalf of the College of Health & Humanities Research Ethics Committee by the supervisor and an independent reviewer: ETH2526-5086.

In the interest of confidentiality, please refrain from commenting on this post with any details of the study or whether you wish to take part.

**If you recently tried to sign up, you may have been incorrectly prompted to sign in to a Microsoft account. I have identified the root cause. Microsoft automatically embeds an advertisement at the bottom of the information sheet featuring a large, green "Get Started" button. Clicking this button redirects you to a Microsoft login page rather than my study forms.

I have updated the document to make the correct link to the consent and demographic forms explicitly clear and visually distinct to prevent further confusion.

If you were previously blocked by this technical error, I would like to reinvite you to participate.

Thank you for your time and patience with this platform error

**Recruitment for this study will be closing soon. Thank you to everyone who has taken part; I appreciate the time and energy you have given to this.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I look forward to meeting everyone interested.

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/coventry/register-your-interest-research-on-younger-women-s-experiences-

Hi everyone,

I'm a Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Coventry University conducting research for my doctoral thesis.

I’m interested in exploring experiences of seeking help for binge eating behaviours – whether these be positive or more difficult journeys.

I'm looking to speak with cisgender women aged 18-40 living in the UK who:

• Have experienced binge eating behaviours

• Have considered seeking or sought help (both formal and/or informal sources – e.g. GP, online service, charity, self-help, talking to friends/family)

• Are willing to discuss these experiences in an online interview in English

Participation involves one online interview lasting approximately 60 minutes and you will be reimbursed for your time.

You don’t need a formal diagnosis or to have had any formal support.

The aim is to better understand what it’s like to look for help and what might help make this journey better for people.

If you're interested in taking part and would like further information, please follow the link to register your interest:

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/coventry/register-your-interest-research-on-younger-women-s-experiences-

Thank you for considering taking part!

My dead grandma (who I never met) has been constantly nagging me to hurt myself since I had a showdown and told her daughter (my Mum) how her behaviour hurts me.

I'm being bullied and cajoled by a ghost and I can't shake her, even with beers.

What do I do, apart from doing what she says? I know that will kill me.

For the past 10 years at least, I've been dealing with various mental illnesses. I can't remember being 'normal.' Online, I see lots of people say that it's my responsibility to get better, no one is coming to save you, etc. And I guess for all this time, I really was waiting to be saved.

But I'm wasting my life away like this. I desperately want to change, but I don't know how. I have so many issues, I don't even know what to address first, or how. I know I should seek professional help, but I don't even know how to do it. I know I can apply for help via the NHS, but there's a long waiting list and I haven't heard great things about the services they offer. There's going private, but that costs a lot, and I have no idea how to select the right therapist, particularly when I have so many issues.

And even then, change comes from me, doesn't it? I can speak to someone about my problems, but they can't magically fix them. Maybe medication could help, but accessing that seems hard.

I just feel very confused and overwhelmed. I really don't want to be like this anymore, but even just researching various options makes me so tired.

Any advice?

Hello,

I am Will, I turned 18 just over a month ago. I have known about my condition - juvenile polyposis - since I was about 11 - my uncle died of Bowel Cancer and my cousin had to get a stoma because of this genetic disease. Unfortunately, I'm next. 

I find it difficult to see a way out. This variant of this condition of mine is 1 in a billion, literally. I have to get surgery next summer, luckily after my A levels, to save my life. I am terrified.

I struggle to see a way out because the impacts I face mentally are so difficult. Its a constant weight on my shoulders, it NEVER leaves my mind. I find it so difficult to communicate with people, even to my very open family, because although they listen to me, they cannot UNDERSTAND me. I am at wits end, and Im just seriously scared about my mental health and my future. Nothing is certain.

I need some help. Its getting harder and harder.

I suffer badly with anxiety to the point I hit myself to try and stop them with no avail, I’ve tried 4 different SSRI’s been taken on with mental health service (uk) still kind of waiting to be treated but went GP today and was given a months supply of pre gabalin 50mg twice a day to bridge me until I’m seen with CMHT will it help me ? Anyone had the same experience. ?

Any help hugely appreciated

Hello everyone! I am a doctoral researcher at the University of Oxford, currently recruiting participants for a research study, looking at the nature of social anxiety and camouflaging in Anorexia and/or Autism.

We are looking for women, aged 16+:

• With a diagnosis of anorexia (with or without autism).

OR

• Healthy volunteers with no history of an eating disorder, autism, social anxiety or other serious mental health condition.

We would be so grateful for any participants! Please follow the link to take part. Thank you so much in advance.

https://oxfordxpsy.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3xvKoOH3JuM0Owe

The CMHT's won't take me on, they keep telling me to use Charities and online courses that I've already tried. It's been back and forth like this for 6 months now. I can't even go private because I'm "too high risk" so they're only offering bed stays which I don't have the finances for. I have quite literally tried everything I'm supposed to. Is there anything else I can actually do?