Support for people with Depression

jenniewb

rubytuesday wrote: »

Just got back from my walk in the park in the snow. I really can not recommend walking in a pleasant enviroments highly enough for helping to lift mood. Even on a cold miserable day (actually I sometimes like walking in the park more on those days when there's hardly anyone around).I know it can be really hard to find the motivation when one is depressed but excercise helps increase endophins and being close to green spaces helps lift depression. Plus it will help tackle weight gain caused by medication which is one of the things that has depressed me the most.
If you can find a mental health support group to go with sometimes all the better.
Obviously not recommended if you are suffering from placia whatsist ( sorry can't remember name! ) Hope you get better soon.

It does make a difference doesn't it? and nothing beats the way it imnproves your complexion- the glow you get when you've been walking for about 20 mins is better then any foundation:D

I hope you find a group- it'd be a great idea to have something where if your having a rubbish day, someone else can lure you outside and vice versa- have you tried your local NHS mental health center or GP surgery? otherwise try looking into voluntary work sites or charity websites as at the moment I think there are quite a few sponsored walk things going on to raise money for various charities, also the moonwalk (if your game!) which happens once a year in the summer, can be something to plan for and even get others in on it with you.

geminilady

jenniewb wrote: »

I think the thing I found out (not sure if it helps you) made me think- it first came to mind only because I was reading up about leg and foot injuries (deciding if I have either tendonisit or shin splints after advice on the boards). Found a great book by Brad Walker and a few sites on injuries caused by fitness but equally could be caused by over use if you do repetative things day to day. If its any help:
www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/foot/plantarfaciitis.htm


I read PF can be caused by poor arch support in footware which to me makes sense (when you see exactly what it is that has gone wrong). I'm sure there are insoles that can help and know that you can even pay lots (probably too much!) money to have your own insoles made- if you ever win the lottery...
Also over pronation which is about your foot rolling in whilst you walk and causes strain and inbalance. You've probably already been advised to wear trainers, its advised for comfort and to support your food from as much rolling in. You can get footware for pronations which if you do alot of running are really useful.

Hope you get it sorted, my mum's PF seems to have calmed down alot- and this is onky about 8 months from diagnosis from a GP, 3 months from the foot doctor appointment. She was in her fake Uggs tonight!! (NO support flat as a pancake footware from Jones the Bootmaker) and no pain relief- she is a joke!

Thanks for the link,will try some of the excercises and have ordered an arch support off ebay.

shazrobo

jenniewb wrote: »

I think the thing I found out (not sure if it helps you) made me think- it first came to mind only because I was reading up about leg and foot injuries (deciding if I have either tendonisit or shin splints after advice on the boards). Found a great book by Brad Walker and a few sites on injuries caused by fitness but equally could be caused by over use if you do repetative things day to day. If its any help:
www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/foot/plantarfaciitis.htm


I read PF can be caused by poor arch support in footware which to me makes sense (when you see exactly what it is that has gone wrong). I'm sure there are insoles that can help and know that you can even pay lots (probably too much!) money to have your own insoles made- if you ever win the lottery...
Also over pronation which is about your foot rolling in whilst you walk and causes strain and inbalance. You've probably already been advised to wear trainers, its advised for comfort and to support your food from as much rolling in. You can get footware for pronations which if you do alot of running are really useful.

Hope you get it sorted, my mum's PF seems to have calmed down alot- and this is onky about 8 months from diagnosis from a GP, 3 months from the foot doctor appointment. She was in her fake Uggs tonight!! (NO support flat as a pancake footware from Jones the Bootmaker) and no pain relief- she is a joke!

i have had the insoles made, but mine were through the nhs as my walking is so bad. ask your mum to see her gp and ask to be refered to a podiatrist, they made mine while i waited

shaz xxx

jenniewb

shazrobo wrote: »

i have had the insoles made, but mine were through the nhs as my walking is so bad. ask your mum to see her gp and ask to be refered to a podiatrist, they made mine while i waited

shaz xxx

Thats what I mean (-thanks for the name- couldn't remember it!!) I keep calling it the foot doctor. He said she had an over pronation-not a bad one but that she did have one.
I told her that before she saw him, she refused to listen to me! (since getting my gait checked for my trainers for the treadmill 2 years ago, I am obsessed with checking everyones Gait when at the gym when they run- worry not about what your wearing, what dress size you are/trying to hide, its your Gait I am focusing on!!) He said she should wear arch support....water off a ducks back unfortunetly, advice seems to have lasted a few weeksm my mum doesn't seem to be taking the whole thing very seriously, complaining of foot pain tonight after spending the day in heels.

You know the phrase "you can lead a camel to water...":rotfl: I begin to think at times I am infact older then she is.:o

beachbeth

That would drive me mad too, losingpatience. Some people have different ideas of what tidy is too. My DD1 is terrible - if you could see the state of her bedroom - half drunk beer cans (from her boyfriend), half drunk pop cans, empty ciggy packets, clothes all over the floor. I have to shut the door on her room so I don't have to look at it!

rubytuesday

I think I should have stayed in bed yesterday! I woke up in terrible pain but I had an accupincture appointment at 12 so I forced myself up. Anyway I just missed my train, had to wait ages in the freezing cold for another one. My accupuncture appointment was 3/4 of an hour late,had to wait 15 minutes to make my next appointment as the receptionists were short staffed. Just missed another train. Was running really late to get to my walking group but they said they would wait for me for 15 minutes or so. Got off the bus and was rushing along when a young woman approached me saying excuse me a minute. Nearly stopped but had a funny feeling about it and was in such a hurry so said sorry I really need to get somewhere. She said it won't take a minute and I reiterated the fact that I was in a real hurry. She then started shouting at me there's no need to be so F**ing rude, don't be so F**ing rude etc and then she came up behind me and tripped me up!! I turned round and shouted at her to F off and by this time a big burly bloke who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere was with her!! I quickly turned down the side road I needed a bit shaken up and not sure if they were following me or not! Any way I managed to have a nice walk in the park only to get home and discover I'd trodden in Dog's !!!!!:mad:
I was really pleased that my daughter and her boyfriend offerd to cook the dinner and after many additions and much tweaking of Jamie Oliver's receipe a watery mince was finally transformed into a delicious chilli con carne and eventually served up at quarter to eleven!!!

rubytuesday

Hi Jenniewb yes I walk once a week by a group originally set up by Rethink, although their funding recently came to an end. We start from the local Mind.

beachbeth

That sounds awful, Rubytuesday. What a horrible thing to happen. Im not surprised you were shook up. Some people.:mad:

It amazes me how much dog doo there is around, especially considering there is a fine. They do fine people too because my daughter has a friend who's dog did this in our local park. She went to pick it up and couldn't find it. She was fined even though she asked the warden to show her where it was so she could then pick it up! Its so annoying because I always pick my dog's poop up and theres nothing worse than treading in it and having to clean it off your shoes!

Glad you had a nice walk after all this and a meal, even if it was late! (I love chilli con carne!)

Indie_Kid

This is getting ridiculous now:

As mentioned previously, I find that my periods affect my mood. I have discovered over the last week that if I'm on, I'm not depressed; but when I'm not on, I'm depressed.

Can I ask, what do you ladies do in this situation?

beachbeth

I find I have my depression to deal with all the time but at the time of the month it is worse. Im more tearful and get very irritable. My anti-d's mean that I don't want to actually kill people at this time so its better than it was. Ive just had a horrible weekend because of it and Im glad its over for another month. Absolutely hate it! It affects everything I do and makes me drainingly tired.

Sorry I can't be of more help, sh1305. The only thing I can suggest is to talk to your doctor but really it depends how experienced they are at this kind of thing and whether they are sympathetic about it (some have the "well its only once a month, you have to get on with it" attitude.:mad:) Id like to see any man put up with one of my periods just once every 6 months! If it was a man thing something would have been done about periods by now.

Sorry for the rant!:o