Depression Support Thread

BigMummaF

:mad: One of the offspring has been "celebrating" his birthday a couple of days early, but as usual has taken it too far. The last thing I said before he left the house was to go easy; he can't afford to drink, he's signed off work with a bad back, & there's really no reason to get totally rat !!!!!d at his age. It's not like he hasn't done it all many, many times before so it's not funny anymore.
I'm not a kill joy--he never knows when to stop & is always looking for financial lifelines two weeks after he's been paid. He's always the one to argue over whose dirty socks are left in the lounge, uses two seperate glasses for water less than half an hour apart, finds a way to talk himself out of doing his share of anything--especially paying for the dog.
A lot of his traits come from his dad, whose birthday just so happens to be the day after the offspring, & his mother reckons its the Virgo in them!!!
He just refuses to grow up & take any sort of responsibility:mad: :mad: :mad:

BigMummaF

OK----I've vented

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aaaAAAANNNNDDDDD BREEEETTHHhhhhhee

What you all been up to, & wot's happening today....as in Sunday that is. Methinks I'll be catching a few zzzzz after lunch, coz I is WIDE awake now!

Anyone heard from Tulip? Perhaps she's gone shark fishing down there in Devon:rotfl: :rotfl:
Enjoy your shopping trip Rose---widh I was coming with you cos spending other people's money is what I do best!;)

Dawny..no news is good news maybe?:o Let's hope so...if the doc thought it was something serious, I'm sure all of the tests & scans & stuff would have been done by now.

How was the concert PoppyJ--is it the ones who do that advert at the mo, where they take that girl shopping? WHY does that never happen to me:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Juno..just think of all the pens you can get for college with the dosh from your job...how freaky would it be if you were studying medicine, & funding your studies came from selling death sticks:D
ILGD...thought I saw you pop your head round the corner..good to see you!

Tiffster! What time's the first smartie round on a Sunday....I'm sat here with me tongue hanging out...I need a nibble dammmit

SF...have you seen the thread about compulsive eating? I think you'll find some familiar faces if you call round, but it's such a downer aint it? I sometimes use chewing gum, but it's not the same.......

To each & all, pleasant dreams......catchas all later.....

Peaceful Minds folks. BMFx

BigMummaF

There is a very good reason why I only mention some people by name----I have to cheat & scroll down to see who wrote what, hence the sig:o :rotfl: Don't be offended by my senior moments......I'm practising so I get it right for the real thing!!!!
I think I've confused Juno with SF about uni.....oh !!!!!! & I'm bemoaning my offspring for not listening!!!!
I'm going to sit here with a pen & paper to take notes so I can't get you mixed up again, or else you shall have to sit in rows of alphabetical order to help my poor old noggin:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: So That'll be Andipandi first? :idea: Goddit! I'll call the register, & you can do 'show & tell' :T :T

Wuddya think guys? Eh? Eh?........Guys?........oops ok....:silenced: :shhh: night night

maz123_2

Good morning everyone hope all is well.i did well last night and had 6hours sleep, the most in months, I don't know whether it's the tablets or telling people i don't feel well. Either way 6 hours, brill!
Cold wet and miserable up north (just like my mood) got an invite to friends and to sleep over i know i should go but feel like i can't be bothered when seeing my friend will do me the world of good:o
still crying but now talking in the middle so that's a good sign

biggmummaf - you sound like you've got the right idea, about having a kip after lunch ( is that when you eat? it's been so long i've forgotten) hope you feel better now you've vented
poppyjay - hope the concert was brill!

can't remember everyones's names yet - give me time

poppyjay

big big thank you to everyone had thhe best night of my life from not being able to leave the house for a month to going to see girls aloud .If it was not for you lot i dont think i would have left thehouse
I also have the best friends in the world they got there early checked the place out and phone me to tell me where loos were if there were alot of people and that there were some places if i needed a bit of time .
i really cant belive idid it and panic did not rear up once
thank you everyone will post abit later going to get some sleep now

Tiff_2

Hi guys!:hello:
How is everyone today?
Before I go on - and on, and on, and on.....:D

Another Dumb Blonde Joke! :rolleyes:
A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he's doing a show in a small club in a small town in Arkansas. With his dummy on his knee, he's going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde woman in the fourth row stands on her chair and starts shouting: ''I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way? What does the color of a person's hair have to do with her worth as a human being? It's guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work and in the community and from reaching our full potential as a person, because you and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against, not only blondes, but women in general...and all in the name of humor!''

The ventriloquist is embarrassed and begins to apologize, when the blonde yells,

''You stay out of this, mister! I'm talking to that little jerk on your knee!''

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
And yes - before you ask! - Tiffy is blonde.;)

Just a couple of quickies guys before I jump back to page 65...:o I will catch up one day - I will!:rolleyes:

rose - sorry to hear about the toothache angel.:o Horrible thing to have! Get some oil of cloves hun - supermarkets or chemists sell it. Kind of numbs it. Stay away from the whiskey rosie.;)
If you're in a lot of pain, you can go to your local A&E as they can access an on-call dentist to treat you today.;)
You might also want to try posting generally on the health board hun, as there's a dentist who posts there sometimes called toothsmith. Feel better hun.
pj - well done for getting to the concert hun!:T :j
It was good to read a happy ending angel. And the next time you don't think you can do something, remember last night.;) I'd leave the diazepam alone now though until you've seen gp for an update.

bmf - smartie round? :whistle:
Sorry angel, but I'm now running on Tiff Mean Time!:D
That means that smarties are temporarily suspended for [STRIKE]digesting[/STRIKE] erm - restocking, and I've substituted marmite (YEEEEUUUUCCCCHHHH!!!!) for them instead!:eek: :rotfl:
Hope all is well hun.

sazzy, ethel, stenny, elona, blinky, miro, goldie, karrie, flissy - you can't hide forever y'know!:D Don't you make me come looking for you!:eek:

Right, onwards it is then. Huglets to everyone!
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

BigMummaF

:EasterBun MMMMMmmmmm!!!
Marrrrrrmmmmmiiiitttte!
Even better!!!!

Gosh---I hadn't realised there were soooooo many MIA.....you'd better have an authorised note from a responsible adult to explain your abscences you lot, or it will be detention for the next six years!

:j to those who had a 'first'...if I wuz clefurer as Tif n QB n Andi me wud git a meddoll fing fur yooze, but dey dount tells us ow to git um.

Hokey dokey...2hrs kitnip on the sofa did not help....TTFN.x

Tiff_2

Hi lisa!:hello:
I hope all is well hun.

quote=lisaderb;
Hi Slowly Fading
I completely understand where you are coming from with regards to your mood and comfort eating, it's a vicious circle. Since my accident I put loads of weight on and I have been going to Slimming World for just over a year now. When I am low I binge eat and in a sick and twisted way it's a form of control and punishment. I know that I am going to be upset and disappointed with myself when I do binge it but I do it anyway.
I understand this phenomenon only too well myself - as my bagpuss girth will testify.:o Since I've had agoraphobia, the weight has heaped on because there are only so many laps of your front room you can do!:rolleyes::D

Then I got arthritis a year and a half ago just as I'd made some progress in getting out. I joined a great gym (women only - 30 mins workout cycle etc, ) and felt I was achieving something. My mobility is limited & I was told that it would be good for me, and it was.:T

So then clever Tiffy,:rolleyes: , finds she can't lift her arm much and an MRI reveals tears in the tendons which will need surgery which they say I'm too much of a health risk to have right now.

I've been discharged by the rheumatology consultant (which basically means carry on with the crutch/walking stick and come back when you start falling over!:rolleyes: ) and now my right side has gone really painful and I can't use a crutch because my arm won't support it. Always happens after you've been discharged doesn't it?!:rolleyes:

So this has meant I can't do the gym atm. All of which brings your mood down and I comfort eat with my dairy free goodies for all I'm worth.
And if one person says it's not what's on the outside that counts etc., I will sit on them!!!:eek:

I too have avoided anti depressants but not because I felt ashamed or anything as I have taken them before, but simply because I am already on so much medication that I didn't want to increase this.
Another thing I can relate to hun. It seems like a never ending production line of meds and I get fed up with it, even though I know it's doing my illnesses good!:rolleyes:

I have since been to the my GP and am now taking something for this. I am a great believer in Counselling and cannot rate it high enough. My biggest enemy is myself as I don't want to upset my family so I keep things bottled up, they think that I'm ok when the reality is that I'm far from it.

Keep your chin up
Lisa/quote
A good counsellor or CPN or psychiatrist/psychologist are worth their weight in gold!:T :A

Sometimes you're so deep into the woods that you can't see the trees. I tend to think myself inside out to understand, find answers, etc., and then they come along and put everything into perspective.

Kind of ironic that you ended with 'keep your chin up' hun.
If you're smiling, joking, talking, you have to be ok right? Ain't necessarily so.;) Sometimes, imho, the louder the laugh, the bigger the pain.:o

We don't want to worry or upset anyone but inside, we're in such pain, trying to get back to being what we were.:wall:
And I'm just learning that this isn't possible really. Our experiences change us - everyone's does as they go through life - and we shouldn't want to go back to the way things were, which is part of what got us into this state in the first place! And I think it's true of most of us lisa - we are our own worst enemies sometimes.
Did any of that make any sense?

Anyhoo hun, enjoy the rest of the weekend and take care of yourself.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Tiff_2

BigMummaF wrote: »

:EasterBun MMMMMmmmmm!!!
Marrrrrrmmmmmiiiitttte!
Even better!!!!

Gosh---I hadn't realised there were soooooo many MIA.....you'd better have an authorised note from a responsible adult to explain your abscences you lot, or it will be detention for the next six years!

:j to those who had a 'first'...if I wuz clefurer as Tif n QB n Andi me wud git a meddoll fing fur yooze, but dey dount tells us ow to git um.

Hokey dokey...2hrs kitnip on the sofa did not help....TTFN.x

Hi bmf!:hello:
That MIA list was just the tip of the iceberg hun! We don't count lovely sazzy as she doesn't do human before noon on a Sunday.:D

Methinks angel that you, and many others, could hold this thread totally on your own with no help at all!:T :A

:think:...:think:...:think:...
WHY am I even here?!:D
In fact, I suddenly feel the need for two weeks away in the Canary Islands, (groan - I know!:rolleyes: ), on the MSE account.

Just wanted to mention that the marmite has been cancelled - far too messy! So, as the Tiffster hasn't been shopping yet, the only thing I can offer is cod liver oil. Don't worry, it'll only be a week or 3!:rotfl:
Ok, I haven't done much I know but it's Tiffin' Time and the couch awaits. Have a great day jun.;)
Huge fluffy Tiffy hugs.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

BigMummaF

There is NO WAY you get anywhere near those poor ikkle bickie bords ! What have canaries ever done to you? If you did go...you'd get feathers in your fur & metres on your waistline:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Anyways.....you can't go anywhere....you ARE the Tiffster--now & forever more.
Where you go we follow, like your multi-sized shadow army.

Help me out here guys!!!!!!!!