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wonderful depression
Tue, 05/16/2006 - 18:11update: had my psych eval today. he asked just alot of questions but didn't give alot of answers. clinical depression- more meds.
i did not find this helpful. see him again in a week.
hope all is well with everyone.
Comments
Re: Re: Re: Re: wonderful depression
Submitted by fzMousie on Wed, 2006-05-17 - 08:46
Go into a room where no one can hear you and scream it out.. ;-)
Who knows, could be therapeutic.
Actually, when I've had an extended "episode" I find my stomach seizes up and I desperately want to scream to release the pressure. Curling up in a ball and letting myself groan into a pillow (to muffle the noise) sometimes helps. Maybe you could try that as a substitute?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: wonderful depression
Submitted by andy m on Wed, 2006-05-17 - 09:40
Hi there,
I suffered from clinical depression for a long time, obviously having E doesn't help the two tend to go hand in hand as a lot of us know and then you get the rest of the c**p that life can throw at you, relationships, financial problems etc and it can seem like a permanent black cloud hangs over your head. I've already talked to a few people in the chat room about this. By the way thank you to everyone for making me feel welcome. I've seen countless shrinks over the years but one finally put her finger on a lot of my problems. She pointed me in the direction of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). The idea was to separate my problems out and deal with them individually. The solutions put to me seemed so simple as to seem ridiculous to me at first but when i put them into practice everything started to fall into place and i have never looked back. I should also mention that i went through most of my CBT after my szrs were under control but i was left with the after effects of a life with E such as low self esteem, lack of self confidence and self loathing all of the above lead to me seeking acceptance and love in all the wrong places. I'm glad i saw it through and came out of the other side although I still have my black days (don't we all) i think back to how things were and soon get over it. To give you an idea of how bad i was 1 year ago I hadn't even sat in front of a computer and the thought of communicating with other people and articulating my ideas seemed like a pipe dream. Anyone who has chatted to me or emailed me will find this hard to believe but its true and although i could be bitter about the wasted years I just want to get on and live the rest of my life the way i want.
Andy
Re: Re: Re: wonderful depression
Submitted by missdee on Wed, 2006-05-17 - 07:39
i find it difficult to find any time for myself. i have 3 children and a husband thats says " what do you have to be depressed about?". he helps sometimes but not alot. i need to get back to work but thats stressful too- i'm a nurse. maybe screaming for awhile might help?????? oh, more blood work today too. thanks for letting me vent- time to get going.hug back at ya fzMousie.