Depression Support Thread

moneysavingmonkey85

hello again,
thanks for everyones words after my useless GP appt yesterday, but I have now booked an 'initial assessment' with a counsellor in my area, so hopefully things can start moving - I realise its not too money-saving to go private, but I think its too important to wait and i'm still not comfortable with the idea of meds, so fingers crossed for monday
hope everyone is having a positive day. hugs from Helen x

Stephb1986_2

moneysavingmonkey85 wrote: »

hello again,
thanks for everyones words after my useless GP appt yesterday, but I have now booked an 'initial assessment' with a counsellor in my area, so hopefully things can start moving - I realise its not too money-saving to go private, but I think its too important to wait and i'm still not comfortable with the idea of meds, so fingers crossed for monday
hope everyone is having a positive day. hugs from Helen x

Hi Helen,

I looked at going to a chartered physcologist she is £100 a hour and then £100 for travelling to my house. I have now managed to get my first CBT session today! on the NHS but i have been waiting since July. Im so glad that your getting help

Hugs and love

Steph xx

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Thankyou all for the helpful comments. It refreshing to know people understand what I mean when I say I am the 'happy' one and it feels odd that I might actually go and talk to someone about the bad things I feel. It an odd way I feel a litle excited about talking to someone, apprehensive but a little excited to see how I feel once I have opened things up a little. Not sure when the apointment will be.. have to wait for a letter. But I definately will go. Thankyou so much for the replies... I felt like i might have been exagerating and maybe being a bit stupid. But I guess there are so many people like me who keep their feelings to themself....

Thanks everyone. xxx

Tulip

Santa Poem called The Gift Of Love


Look who I found Santa with a lot of presents

One for me,One for you and one for all of you

What is the present Santa I said?

Santa went now that would be telling open and see

So I sat on the floor and opened the present

a great light shone and I felt some love and warmth

I looked inside and there was nothing

For you know what I had from Santa

He had sent me the Gift of Love

Oh Santa I exclaimed this is the best present I have ever had thank you so much I cried

For you know everyone I wanted just to run and hide

For I couldnt you see

For I have alot of love in me

So have a Merry Christmas one and All

and remember all That I had said before

Love is all around us at Christmas when we are with friends and loved ones

Just eat and be Merry

and have an odd glass of some Wine or Two

and then watch the Tv To hear the Queens speech at 3pm

and then You can reflect on the day as It has been special in Every way.


hope you like this

Katie xxx

Tulip

I am off now,

Chat tomorrow

Night! Night!


love and light,

Katie xxx

Stephb1986_2

take care Katie night night sweet dreams hun

Steph xx

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How sad it was shopping in Woolworths today. The aura of depression was all around; the empty boxes, the sallow faces.
I wanted to go to each member of staff and give them a big hug, look them in the eye and say: "this is not your fault".

Many, many people are afraid now; the world has changed ...heard of the credit crunch and the banking crisis..but they don't quite understand it..

In Woolworths I overheard a customer say: "It's like the 3rd world in here"
Felt like part of my childhod had died...Woolies used to get my pocket money on sherbet fountains and vinyl 45 records...

The young, especially, need our help and support more than ever nowadays.
So many shattered childhoods, broken dreams, unrealised hopes, debt...and depression. Read today in The Times that Baby P is the tip of the iceberg....

A thread like this will be a lifeline to many more in the future; people can come to know that they are not alone.

The question is: who to trust?.........
Anyone who has the rug pulled under them -
Is standing on the wrong rug!

Take care everyone (one philosophical!) CB2X

Stephb1986_2

I just wanted to thank everyone for putting up with me for the last few days, i've been in a really bad place but after thinking for a while i feel alot better.

I did txt two of my closest friends last night asking if i was a bad person. Only one of them replied so I now know where i stand with the other person, She isn't a very good friend and only picks me up when she wants something or life is bad for her, she is never there for me so i've decided to forget our friendship.

So thankyou again everyone

Steph xx

moneysavingmonkey85

Stephb1986 wrote: »

Hi Helen,

I looked at going to a chartered physcologist she is £100 a hour and then £100 for travelling to my house. I have now managed to get my first CBT session today! on the NHS but i have been waiting since July. Im so glad that your getting help

Hugs and love

Steph xx

£100/hour! :eek: wow, the lady I am going to try is a lot less than that although I think she is a counsellor rather than a psychologist. What is CBT? I would be prepared to wait a bit, but the GP said the list is 14 months long and he wouldnt even put me on the list until I had tried the meds, so I didnt feel I had much choice.

Anyway, off to work now, hugs from Helen x

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

Morning! hope all is well,I am fine today,glad you are feeling better Steph I am off to a funeral of a friend today so not seeing my other friends at a pub for lunch as I would feel rushed to get back,so having lunch out by myself today and I dont feel alone ether


I have to report my raditor in the kitchen today to the Estate Agents who manage the flat for my landlord.


love and light,

Katie xxx