Black Dog of Depression - can we help each other?

witchwoopiggy

hello have been lurking, Im not well at the moment and trying really hard to pretend im fine, saw dr yesterday with my hubby and hes (dr) involving mental health team again as well as put me on 'those little blue pills' im so scarred they are going to put me in hospital again. i dont know what to do or what to say and the panic is just horried i cant stop shaking my hub is in bed and i dont want to wake him up (hes not a well man) just thought i would post i hope you all dont mind i thought it might help to know i was not alone.

UN17ED

How many people on here go see a counsellor? If so how long have you been seeing them? Do you find it useful and do you see/feel a difference since you have been visiting them?

After you have been do you find yourself exhausted mentally?

juliescot

UN17ED wrote: »

How many people on here go see a counsellor? If so how long have you been seeing them? Do you find it useful and do you see/feel a difference since you have been visiting them?

After you have been do you find yourself exhausted mentally?

I used to, for a few months. I found counselling to be very useful but I did need medication as well later on which I was on for a couple of years.

After my counselling I tended to find myself buzzing and energized

UN17ED

I cannot seem to be able to come off my medication as I find that after about a month off them, I start to become all emotional and tearful and scared to be on my own.

dmg24

witchwoopiggy wrote: »

hello have been lurking, Im not well at the moment and trying really hard to pretend im fine, saw dr yesterday with my hubby and hes (dr) involving mental health team again as well as put me on 'those little blue pills' im so scarred they are going to put me in hospital again. i dont know what to do or what to say and the panic is just horried i cant stop shaking my hub is in bed and i dont want to wake him up (hes not a well man) just thought i would post i hope you all dont mind i thought it might help to know i was not alone.

Hi witchwoopiggy,

Have you got a number for your area out of hours team? They will do everything they can to keep you at home, they will only admit you as a last resort. If not, you could call the Samaritans?

Keep posting if you need to. Someone will always be reading, even when we can't reply straightaway x

UN17ED

Just wondering what coping strategies you all use to cope with your depression.

jennihen

Morning Witchwoopiggy - I had a bad night as well - was so relieved when it started to get light and I knew I could get up! I'm going totry and pace myself today so I'm properly tired by this evening. I slept for 4 hours yesterday afternoon which messed me up.
Hope today is better for you x

weenickieS

What a great thread and just what ive been looking for.

Just wondered if any of you had been to anxiety management before? If so, what does it involve? I have been referred on to one and its making me even more anxious thinking about it.

I have suffered from depression since i was 18/19, im now 27. I suffer from bad OCD and have done since the age of 12. Ive been on and off med for years. Im now not on any as i start to panic taking any med thinking it will kill me. I suffer from panic attacks most nights. And also have a really bad temper that i cannot control. It also doesnt help when i get called 'loonytunes' 'psycho' etc from people close to me.
Hmmm...starting to think i need put down lol.

Anyway, what id like to know is....has anyone got advice on what i could try to help me feel better except taking medication?

Thanks

juliescot

UN17ED wrote: »

I cannot seem to be able to come off my medication as I find that after about a month off them, I start to become all emotional and tearful and scared to be on my own.

Is that after a reduction process where the meds are decreased over a period of time until they are eventually stopped?

My doctor warned me about the effects of just stopping medication and how bad it could be for me which is why my doses were reduced gradually over a period of 9 months, until I eventually came off the medication.

whitevanwoman

Hi everyone

Haven't posted in a while as me and my black dog (a real one - google rigg the pig for more info) were away for a while and I've also been stressing alot recently about the ESA process - Pathways to Work interview and medical assessment coming up in the next couple of weeks, it's been a nightmare for someone who lives in a rural area, with major social phobia and telephone phobia, to co-ordinate getting to the jobcentre 10 miles away and the medical assessment centre 50 miles away with a support worker to attend these appointments, and I know I am very stressy and living a bit on a knife edge at the moment. I'm managing to keep my mood level ok but its a struggle and the anxiety is threatening a major relapse. When I'm very anxious, I get very obsessive about getting things done, and so I've hardly been on MSE now for several weeks.

Haven't caught up with the thread yet - still reading page 27 - but just wanted to drop in to say hello.