Depression Support Thread

Miroslav · 24 September 2007 at 5:18PM

Popping in to say hi :wave:

Not feeling grand, so I won't hang around.

Hope all is okay. Good to see some of the people I chatted too when I first started around again - CCStar, feelie and Ethel etc and alot of others still around as always (Tiff, Saz et al) and some new blood.

I should copy Tiff's list for use

Hope life is treating you well today everyone

Sazbo · 24 September 2007 at 5:39PM

Hey miro :wave: Good to see you too, hope you're feeling 'grander' soon hun, but y'know you can post here anytime, however you're feeling. And that goes for everyone...

Take care and much love,
Sazxxx

dawnylou · 24 September 2007 at 9:47PM

Hi all,
Sorry I haven't been posting too much lately.
Unfortunately I have been feeling quite down. I am off work on the sick as advised by my doctor and haven't really been feeling up to going anywhere or talking to anyone much.
I have been popping in every now and then to see how everyone is doing though (However I have been spending most of my time in the competition forum as it has ben keeping me busy and taking my mind off things a little) - I just haven't really felt up to actually posting in here. However I don't want to appear ignorant so thought I would just leave a teensy weensy post just so you all know I am still about and am thinking of you all x

clipboard2 · 25 September 2007 at 12:00AM

Hi Everyone!

May I share with you something that happened to me today?.....

Was working in West London - got talking to a wheelchair bound lady 40's whose leg was also in plaster. Told me she'd been like this 17 years since her ex broke her back throwing her down the stairs. Said she wished he'd killed her. Said she was a worthless load of sh*te. I advised her that, despite her feelings to the contrary, that she was in fact of great value. I remember saying 'bless you' numerous times. She showed me her arms, heavily scarred from cutting, and told me not to waste my blessing on her. Said that the only thing she was good for was to be beaten up and robbed of her benefit money by her 19 year old alcoholic junkie son, who lived with her. Said she was frightened to go home... he would be there...

She wheeled over to some of the hanging baskets provided by the council and she asked me if they'd mind if she took some flowers. I told her not to worry, I wouldn't tell.

In situations like these, one feels completely useless. How do you give hope to a passing stranger in despair?

"Actually, I picked these flowers for you," she said: "Please put them in your bag". Gratefully I accepted, and thanked her for her kindness as she wheeled away.

CB2X

poppyjay · 25 September 2007 at 7:15AM

morning everyone time to get up
hope everyones well and had a good night sleep oh got some days off so if anyone wants to borrow him feel free as hes driving me mad
have a good day everyone

Tiff_2 · 25 September 2007 at 7:36AM

Hi guys!:hello:

Here's hoping that the whole clan is fine and ready for whatever Tuesday may bring us!

As you can see from above, you can overdo the catnap thing!

It's a very finely-balanced art I tell you.:rolleyes:

Not only did I miss Caturday but I missed Sunday and Monday too! :doh:
Unless...unless somebody laced my catnip?!!:eek:

I have been stopping by & reading and as always, keeping all of you in my thoughts (both of them!:rotfl:).
Hope you didn't bite the counsellor last night sazzerty,

, and that no-one has let miro near the smartie cupboard!:eek:

Now about that catnip.....

Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Tiff_2 · 25 September 2007 at 7:59AM

Hi guys!:j
Just thought I'd share something from the family vaults with you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo

:rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl:

Who says I haven't got a life?!!!

Much Love,
Tiff xxx

consnmattsmom · 25 September 2007 at 9:25AM

Hello all

Hope u r all ok. I am hoping that once today is over (many of you know why looking at my prev posts) I can start to feel bit better.

I have booked into the docs for today dont feel like I can wait until tomorrow and I have made a list of all my symptoms and how I feel. I have also made a positive decision to accept the help of ads if offered this time and hopefully by time counselling comes I will be starting to feel more positive.

I keep telling myself I just need to think more positive but easier said than done.

Gonna crack on with washing and tackle the mountain of ironing I have.

Tiff_2 · 25 September 2007 at 10:00AM

chameleon!
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reply hun - I know you posted way back on page 69 and I actually did write a lengthy reply only for it to be snatched away as soon as I'd hit 'submit'. The thread thieves come along when the forum's quiet & they suddenly snatch the posts sent by the unwary. Quite a few of us have fallen foul of them lately.

I just read back over what I've written here chameleon and I wouldn't listen to me either!:embarasse

Please be reassured that I am capable sometimes of talking common sense and that the good folk here are much better at it than I & I'm sure that you've already received a warm welcome.

Hi
I wanted to say hello as I've been aware of this thread for some time now, although I've not read it regularly so don't really know who is doing what, where, when so to speak, although I have dipped in on the odd occasion when I've had time to spare so one or two regular names are familiar to me.
It's kind of you to share angel. There are no hard and fast rules here and you're most welcome.

I don't even know why I'm posting now, apart from the fact I'm feeling pretty crap and all alone in the world and have no one to talk to about any of it.
I'm not expecting any answers or life-changing experiences - I've been around MH illness and various online resources for long enough to know that's just not realistic - I think I'm just trying to reach out to like-minded people just to know people understand and care.
You don't need a particular reason to post, cham. What you've given is as good a reason as any and I'm glad that you found the heart to turn this way hun. I think you've found a good place here for that angel - there's an abundance of experience here and I don't doubt that, at some point, when you feel better, you could well help someone else with your own experiences. That seems to be the magic of this thread.

I'm bipolar/manic depressive - well that's one of my diagnoses - but I also have a whole host of other "psychiatric illnesses" depending on who I'm seeing and what they decide to diagnose me with at the time!
I stopped caring about the labels they decided to slap on me long ago - just wish they could adequately treat me for at least one of my illnesses, which they've woefully failed to do for many years - so I stumble along in the dark, sans medication/treatment (bar an old faithful CPN who is biding his time until retirment) trying to figure it all out for myself
Funny things labels hun. Labels are what we desperately seek at first imho - anything to reassure ourselves that we've not finally totally lost the plot. It can be comforting to know that there is a label to explain how we feel. We then spend 'x' amount of time trying to rip up the label we've earned. But we - and our mental ill health - change. I think your post name describes it all really well chameleon.

I'm sorry to hear that you've had such a rough journey with the mental health services hun. I can imagine how jaded you must feel. You shouldn't be sans anything! You deserve the input and support that is yours by right. I hear you're at a low spot now angel but somehow, inspite of everything, you have survived for many years with your mental ill health and you seem to have good insight into your situation. This is the hope that you need to hold on to. I don't know your situation obviously, and I can imagine how battle-weary you must feel cham, but there are things you can do about this. I'm sure you know them off by heart hun, so forgive me if I repeat something you've already tried.....

- you can write to the head of your local mental health services hospital/clinic, (the Administrator),outlining your experiences, and you can actually ask to be transferred to another psychiatrist. You need to be of the opinion that the psychiatrist you see is not improving your health and you don't feel you can gain anymore recovery through that psychiatric consultant. I've done it myself and I know it works.

- it seems as though your CPN needs to have a reality check - he should be actively treating you, not making you feel fobbed off until his retirement comes. This really ticks Tiff off - some people just don't understand that mental ill health is a full-time job, with few prospects and we don't usually get to be able to retire from it. All mental health professionals should be aware that we can't switch it on or off, that we have to live like this 24/7 - and if they don't realise it, well imho, they're in the wrong job!!! (sorry - Tiffy rant!)
I am lucky - I've got a great CPN and I just want to give you the thought that there really are good drs and cpns out there and that you don't have to suffer any bad ones.

- have you had any contact with a mental health advocate hun? Would you accept treatment/support if you were offered it now? Are you getting any help at all angel? I'm surprised that you don't have a support worker to help you get out or to explore different things.

-are you getting any benefits or DLA hun? Just trying to see if there's any other help for you.

I'm currently on a mid-swing between high and low, hence why I think I've actually plucked up the courage to even make this post, but the major low is looming and I'm not looking forward to entering that phase again
ust read back what I've written and realised even that contradicts itself, guess it says more about the current state of my mind than I even realised. The perfectionist in me would want to edit/change it all but I'm leaving it be as I might eventually learn something from it.
Yes, I must be in a mixed phase after all. Can anyone here relate to this?
Your post was fine hun and I can relate to what you're saying.

You've identified a low point coming and this will give you the chance to get through it as best as possible. Mental ill helth confuses us all and I'm sure many of us feel mixed phases. You should be proud for having the courge to post sweetheart - I know that took a lot to do. I think being a perfectionist is a common requirement for peeps with mental ill health. I'm really glad you didn't delete or edit it hun. You should never edit your heart. You deal with an awful lot hun and we are indeed our cruelest masters. You sound lost and this thread I hope will reassure you that we're right there, on the same road, with you. There are good guys out there hun and the low points will fade.

Please feel free to stop by anytime hun - if nothing else, we do care and we're good listeners too!
Hoping you're feeling better angel.

Much Love,
Tiff xxx

EthelBloggs · 25 September 2007 at 10:18AM

Tiff wrote: »

Hi guys!:j
Just thought I'd share something from the family vaults with you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo

:rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl:

Who says I haven't got a life?!!!
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

lmfao.. did you see the one where he tried a 'cure'?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqingUyRWg&mode=user&search=

:rotfl::rotfl::T:T:rotfl::rotfl:

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