Black Dog of Depression - can we help each other?

Unity

crazy_girl wrote: »

ditto

hubby helps a lot lookign after me but hes a civil engineer not a doctor

My daughter is a civil engineer too - what a tough job it is :eek: such long hours and all the associated hassle - I certainly don't envy them .

jennihen wrote: »

Hi guys - sorry to hear your struggles at the mo. I don't think this time of year helps. I hate the cold and the dark and the rain. I'm determined to make christmas this year better though.
I'm going to put in another application for DLA. My physical health depresses me so I'm really going to try to balance my life a bit more - have the help I need in place rather than lurching from crisis to to crisis and then seeing all my hard work go to waste all the time.
I'm moving house next year which is stressful for anyone!!

Anyway I'm making positive changes to be in control. I do not want to live this forever.
JH x

Jennihen, have you been through the appeals process for your last claim and are you getting help with your application forms? Good luck with your next application, I know how difficult and stressful it is - I reckon it's on a par with driving tests or being in labour _pale_.

seeya23

well my 8 th day in bed now thinks are geting not any better my cpn calling me today to see what she can do(not a lot)

crazy_girl

jennihen you definately need to get help with your application form for DLA, is there a charity nearby or CAB or adult mental health services?

seeya hope the CPN helps

crazy_girl

not feeling great today have to go back to docs and tell him the truth about how im feeling

seeya23

i aint got any hope with her she said im puting it all on her isnt that what she get paid for

LadyMorticia

*hugs* to everyone that needs them.

Things with OH's sister seem to be a lot better. She's talking to me and I even got a hug yesterday.lol.
It was her Baptism and I cried. I'm such a softie.lol.

OH's aunt and uncle were here all weekend and they are two of the nicest people I've met. So nurturing and calm.

We've been struggling a lot for money lately , even more so with saving up for a car, but today OH got a letter from Carers Allowance saying he is due a backpayment and a cheque from Direct Line with the value of his written off car. It really is a blessing. We need the money a lot at the moment.

LameWolf

Hello all.

Well, I haven't been online since Friday - what a lot seems to have been happening. There's too many posts for me to try and reply to everyone, as I'm certain I'd inadvertantly miss someone out, and that's the last thing I want to do, so a gentle (((HUG))) to all here.

I have to admit to struggling over the weekend - the pain is at screaming pitch, and even the morphine doesn't put a lid on it properly. It's so draining; I have so many jobs that want doing, and I can barely manage even the lightest of them. Shame that the rheumy has conveniently decided to pooh-pooh all this....

I'm another one that doesn't much care for Xmas. I don't have any good memories of it, only of being punished even more than usual by my father, just in case there was a remote chance that I might enjoy myself.

Luckily for me, Mr LW is on call for the 4 days of the holiday weekend; he'll be here, but he has to log on and do the early morning checks, and has to have his work phone on and respond to any calls by being online and fixing the problem within an hour. This gives us an excellent excuse for declining any invitations.

First though, I have to survive Mr LW's birthday. It's this Saturday, and it's one with a "0" on the end. He's having drinks and nibbles at the pub, and of course I'll be expected to attend. I really could do without it, but I can't disappoint him. In any case, someone has to drive him home afterwards....:rolleyes:

Roll on spring, I say; once we start getting lighter evenings, maybe the Black Dogs will belt up for a bit.

never-in-doubt

seeya23 wrote: »

i aint got any hope with her she said im puting it all on her isnt that what she get paid for

If she said that mate then i'd be reporting her and requesting a new one! That's bang out of order in all honesty.....

Yes she gets paid to help, care and listen to you and also to offer advice, help and care - definitely not to accuse you of putting it on her! Grrrrrr - peeps like that wind me up! :mad:

Hope you get better soon matey :beer:

darknesshayz

Another bad night last night again, I just hope I can sleep tonight, I need some sleep, I need energy for when I go away for abit in 2 weeks time... Also today, I upset my dad, without meaning too... Also I dont think my bank cards been cancelled, as I brought something from iTunes Friday or Saturday forgetting I lost my card, and the transaction went through, so I have a feeling that I didnt cancel my card..... :S. Also when I called them they kept asking me for my bank card number..... :S, so now I am more worried then anything else....

This year has just been mean to me, and the sooner its gone, I think the better. I really want my purse back, Im really low that its gone and doesnt help people saying 'oh well' but when/if it happened/s to them they would go crazy if you said that....

Thanks people for the hugs by the way . Lets hope I can sleep much better tonight.

And hugs to forum members here too.

willa

Rung up GPs today to check whether my appt was this aft or tomorrow, they said it was thursday and I missed it! Horrified, would never knowingly miss an appt and waste time and deprive someone else of one. Since last time I must have got all mixed up, looked in my diary and that was right. Had not written it down because PCT have sent out a text to remind about last few times and this time they didn't! Beating myself up about it all morning (in the end told myself to wise up and not do that which is unusual for me and it worked) , really needed that appt. In a daze all time at minute, head full of cotton wool, used to be so on the ball, just not any more. One of my pot plants started dying through non-watering, I am getting worse. ssri's just do not seem to work any more. Maybe it's the M.E./fibro. Still would probably rather have daze than anxious agitated side. As long as it doesn't keep getting worse, I don't want to lose my mind.
Hey everyone, took vitamin D tab the other day when feeling very bad and by night-time felt a bit better. Could be coincidence but I don't get out much so don't get much light on skin and I looked up vit D on net after and apparently is big link between vit D deficiency and depression. Worth a try especially at this time of year? My tabs have calcium in too which I have heard is good for M.E.
Hope the lady who posted something worrying about going to sleep a while back is OK????