Support for people with Depression

Tulip

Everyone,

Morning! I am on my pc again at last,I got a mouse last night for pc and its great I am off to see my church friends soon and I am going to have a nice day,Party was fine last night and had a great time chatting to friends I hadnt seen for ages I got overtired about 9pm and asked my family could we go home and they took me back and I went straight to bed.I was crying all the way to the car with my hand under mums and she said dont worry we will be at the car soon and I can sleep until I get home but I didnt.I am fine today though.I had had two late nights and It had caught up with me.

love and light,

Katie xxx

roxalana

Hey tulip,

Glad the sleep has helped.

I don't know what to do. I am really struggling today. I am at work and I don't want to make a fool of myself. I feel like I am going to cry but I can't. I feel abit like I am going to burst and I don 't want to make a scene. I really don't knwo what to do.

geminilady

roxalana wrote: »

Hey tulip,

Glad the sleep has helped.

I don't know what to do. I am really struggling today. I am at work and I don't want to make a fool of myself. I feel like I am going to cry but I can't. I feel abit like I am going to burst and I don 't want to make a scene. I really don't knwo what to do.

Hi Roxalana,Sorry you are struggling but well done for going to work, i know sometimes we have days when we just want to curl up in bed.Can you get out at lunchtime and go for a walk?that may help a little.The following is not a joke but it made me smile----

A little boy is doing his math homework and while he’s working out his sums he says to himself, “Two plus five, that son of a !!!!! is seven. Three plus six, that son of a !!!!! is nine…”
His mother hears what he’s saying and gasps, “What are you doing?”
“I’m doing my maths homework.” The boy replies.
“And is this how your teacher taught you to do it?” the mother asks.
“Yes,” he answers.
Infuriated, the next day the mother asks the teacher, “What are you teaching my son in math?”
“He’s learning addition.” The teacher replies.
“And are you teaching him to say two plus two, that son of a !!!!! is four?” Ask the mother?
After the teacher stops laughing, she answers, “No. No. What I taught him was, two plus two, THE SUM OF WHICH, is four.”

Tiff_2

Hi guys!
How are we all today? Here's hoping Purrsday will be kind to us all.
I'm sending a warm to roxalana (rox). Welcome to the clan hunnie. It was lovely of you to make your first post one trying to help someone else! It's nice to be reminded that there are still some good people left, willing to help if they can.


Erm, you've not all moved again without me, have you? I only ask because it was so quiet in here yesterday - which is wonderful if it's down to you all feeling better! If this is the case, please make sure that someone comes in daily to feed the cat!
I think it's more likely sadly, that we're all trying to get into the flow of things again after the long holiday weekend. Not only that but it's only 4 days until all the anklebiters return to school and Uni etc., so everything is all at sixes and sevens and it's a mad rush to do everything DS needs to do. Some things never change. This is one reason why replies have been so sparse from the Tiffster lately.

Well, as expected yesterday morning, the cpn came, he saw - but he didn't conquer. I might need a little help here guys...and an alibi!




Fear not, he's just stunned - he'll be back next week, at 3pm this time.

I haven't even had chance to read back yet, so apologies for my witterings. I'm not ignoring anyone. Believe me, a very reluctant Tiffy is now off for her day out at Asda. This is purely because DS is hungry and I don't want him to be the first 19 year old to call ChildLine!
Safe journeys guys and be kind to yourself.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Sazbo

roxalana wrote: »

Hey tulip,

Glad the sleep has helped.

I don't know what to do. I am really struggling today. I am at work and I don't want to make a fool of myself. I feel like I am going to cry but I can't. I feel abit like I am going to burst and I don 't want to make a scene. I really don't knwo what to do.

Hi roxalana - i think gemini's idea is a good one - can you nip out for a bit? If it helps at all I am really struggling at work today too and cant wait for the day to be over. We can get through this together:)

Meyore :hello: - sorry I missed you last night, don't think I even had a chance to switch my laptop on. Hope you're doing ok hun. Must catch up properly soon xx

Big hugs to all,
Love, Sazzy xxxxxxxxxxxxx

smallpackages

i know that' i'm going to burst ' feeling. you need a release. go to the toilet and make funny faces in the mirror then do star jumps or something really stupid then as you walk back to your desk have a little inward laugh about it. trust me you won't be the only one feeling like this. if you can get out for a break, running into the wind helps too

ad1jnl

Hi All,

Thanks for the messages and sorry I haven't been back for a few days.

The CBT intro meeting went OK. The questionairre I answered made the therapist say if you've answered it like this the doc will say you're clincally depressed - so its not all in my head then?? I sometimes think its all in my own head - feeling guilty for not being at work and that I'm faking everything. Talked this through with my work counsellor this morning and do understand its the depression (internal bully) talking with this.

I can totally agree with what people have been saying about going to the docs and saying everything is OK. Don't it myself a lot and also done it with counsellors and therapists. I suppose its the wanting to put on a front and try to show things are all OK - I think this is goes my views of depression were that it is a weakness. I'm working on changing that point of view ; )

Going to give myself enough time to get better before returning to work - see what the doc says and be honest with him. Otherwise the vicious circle will return and then who knows

Reading a good book at the mo - "Overcoming Depression" by Paul Gilbert - relate to a lot of what he says and there's some good exercises to work through to improve mood. Its based on CBT therapy so will hopefully complement the actual therapy.

Trying to be a bit kinder to myself at the mo but its not easy at times

All the Best everyone

Jon

shazrobo

hi all, just popped in to say hi, am struggling myself at the mo too, and counting the days now til sons go back to school, two weeks is far too long for a school hol

hugs all
shaz xxx

roxalana

hugs back shaz

I'm feeling a lot better now thankfully.

Unfortunately, work want me to go back to my GP and I don't want to go! She is a lovely lady but I don't think she really understands and will just tell me to stop coming off the pills and up them again.

i know as above I have bad patches again now but I also have patches (more often) of feeling much better than I do on the pills.

Well done with the knitting shaz. I like knitting but I can't start off or finish so can only knit neverending scarves that someone else started

shazrobo

roxalana wrote: »

hugs back shaz

I'm feeling a lot better now thankfully.

Unfortunately, work want me to go back to my GP and I don't want to go! She is a lovely lady but I don't think she really understands and will just tell me to stop coming off the pills and up them again.

i know as above I have bad patches again now but I also have patches (more often) of feeling much better than I do on the pills.

Well done with the knitting shaz. I like knitting but I can't start off or finish so can only knit neverending scarves that someone else started

glad your feeling a bit better now. as for the knitting have you looked at you tube for a tutorial on casting on and off the stitches?

hugs
shaz xxx