Support for people with Depression

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Sequeena wrote: »

Hope everyone is feeling ok today.

I am very nervous this evening, I go to court tomorrow morning to give evidence against my abuser.

Good peoples thoughts will be with you.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Heart_Shaped_Diamond wrote: »

Not personally, no. But I have seen doctors for previous illness and I know the drill.

Do you know what the two possible diagnosis' are?

Especially if it is related or similar illness, it would be a difficult decision. They obviously don't want to make any mistakes and get the diagnosis wrong as it's dangerous if they were considering giving out medication. And then you could potentially sue them, i'm sure? As it is putting your health in jeopardy.

Just hang in there love:D. The more accurate the diagnosis the simpler it will be to treat. Saying that, I know from experience that it's not an easy thing, getting over a mental illness. And if I can do it, i'm pretty sure anybody can!:p

It's hard because these things do take time and I know how easy it is to be impatient. It's not nice sitting in these doctors offices, waiting. Just be patient and keep talking and being honest, it will all be for the best.

Good luck.

I was initially diagnosed with mixed anxiety depressive disorder, however has time has gone on, both my OH & I are more inclined to think it's Bipolar II.

Miroslav

Just a quick post as I am so ill

Hope everyone is okay in this horrible weather.

Nice to see you Shaz and sorry to hear about your boys and the police again. Congrats to LM on her marriage. Nice to hear things going well.

I will be back when I feel better and can get my head around reading posts a bit better!

Heart_Shaped_Diamond

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

I was initially diagnosed with mixed anxiety depressive disorder, however has time has gone on, both my OH & I are more inclined to think it's Bipolar II.

I had no idea what either of those were - so naturally I googled :cool:.

Bipolar disorder is a very serious mental illness, and if they are examining you right now they will have to do it thouroughly (SP? Don't know if I spelt that one quite right:p)

All I can say is that I hope soon they find out where you're at in regards to your health and that you get on the mend very, very soon.

Best of Luck. HSD.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Thanks HSD.

It's proving to be hard work to get a correct diagnosis. Some people in the mental health team are easier to work with than others. At the moment I'm involved with the crisis team, until I meet my new key worker.

Problem I'm having is they only recognize the depressive aspect on my mental health & don't seem to want to acknowledge the other aspects. It's difficult because they are only going on what I tell them, they never see me when I'm on an "up". I find it very difficult explaining how I feel to them & this causes me problems.

Had a bad day today & wasn't made any better by seeing the crisis team.

Hope others are having a better time of it x

Mrs_Ryan

Hi everyone, just wanted to pop by to say things are getting a little better for me - Im going back to work on Saturday, which Im very much looking forward to. Sounds strange I know but its going to do wonders for my sanity! Also Im going to a ladies night with my best mate next week - were staying in a posh hotel (discount through the organisers) we even have champagne (£10 from Tesco - very MSE!) so that gives me something to look forward to. Thank you all so much for your support and kind words in this tough time, things still arent 100% - I still have other (fairly insignificant compared to what some of you cope with but enough to cause me worry) demons I'm very much battling with but Im taking things a step at a time.

Thank you so much again everyone, Mrs_R xx

System

Sorry to bump but feeling really down right now. I have a doctors appointment booked for a an hour or two away and i'm dreading it. Had no choice though. Flatmate came home yesterday to find me slumped in a heap in tears on the kitchen floor, i think when the washing up is enough to make me breakdown then its a sign my mood is getting worse. My only worry is that this doctor will try and shove me back on one of the previous meds i've been on without any thought to the previous effects they have had on me. meh, sorry this isn't making a lot of sense.

confused_soul

Hi Messed up!

I've never posted on here before - in fact I've never even noticed the thread before - but I just wanted to tell you to keep your chin up! I have been randomly bursting into tears lately for no apparent reason. Doctor has told me I need blood tests to see if there's any reason for my sudden (last 3 months) depression as life is generally quite good.

Last night I had the worst one and burst into tears over our terrible broadband connection as I just wanted to buy a Christmas present!!!! When I think about it today it actually seems quite funny. I've also been very tempted to cry over the washing up too but that could be because my house mates are so messy!

UnluckyT

Hi all, hope everyone okay and all that.
Bit poorly with a virus/cold thing with a very sore throat and lost/croaky voice.
Just a bit fed up with things at the moment, feeling bit low so hoping that going out for drama christmas meal will lift my mood a bit.
Im a bit concerned about my overeating/comfort eating of junk food though, it got into such a bad habit. I buy it out of money i put aside for drama and other things, to chuck some of it as i think to myself with polycystic overies and the last few year ive put weight on and should be a healthyish weight by now to then do it again?
i just wonder where it will stop and if i will ever be nearer i size 12 rather than 24 plus when people around me will stop treating me like im thick and that im the village idiot.

Heart_Shaped_Diamond

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

Thanks HSD.

It's proving to be hard work to get a correct diagnosis. Some people in the mental health team are easier to work with than others. At the moment I'm involved with the crisis team, until I meet my new key worker.

Problem I'm having is they only recognize the depressive aspect on my mental health & don't seem to want to acknowledge the other aspects. It's difficult because they are only going on what I tell them, they never see me when I'm on an "up". I find it very difficult explaining how I feel to them & this causes me problems.

Had a bad day today & wasn't made any better by seeing the crisis team.

Hope others are having a better time of it x

Tell me about it. Sometimes you just don't want to tell the doctors anything because you just feel like you're wasting your time explaining things you don't think they're ever going to understand.

It helps to talk to others that have been in the same boat. It always used to frustrate me that the pshycologist or whoever it was at the time had never lived with a mental illness and so, how were they ever going to help me?

They are the know-how on the medical front. They may not know what it's like but the more you can tell them, the more they can read up the books and find you the right meds to get on track. They have experience with many, many others in the same position, and they will understand more than you think they do. Most of all they've helped people recover too. That's how I saw it anyway.

What helped me was knowing I wasn't alone and that there are millions with mental health problems. And talking to others who know how you feel can help too. My only worry is that depression is catching and it only takes something small to let the mood down so keep the chat optimistic :cool:.

Sometimes visiting the doctors reminds you that you have a mental illness and it can make you feel rubbish. As in "I have depression and have to talk to someone, why do I have to have depression, I don't want to talk so someone" etc etc.

It's an illness like any other though, don't wake up and think each morning "There is something wrong with me, I'm not like everyone else" Just think "I have problems with my health right now but like a cold or a flu it will subside if I aid it properly"...

If you make it out not to be such a big deal in your life - but something that you will over come and become a stronger person over then you'll recover a lot more quickly than you think.

I don't know if anyof this is helping anyone, I'm just talking from experience. If anyone would like to ask me anything just PM me .