Depression Support Thread

BigMummaF

Morning.:( Not wanting to spoil your day Tiff, but another nice poster has been kind enough to try & help me get an avie, & access all the wonderful graphics & pix a lot of you guys use. But it's no good; I'll just have to admit I'm very definately computerly-challenged:D
Right knee today, & as it's already raining I suppose it will be on all day......
I was talking to a lady on our local market yesterday about the necessity of coats for d-o-g-s.Probably the wrong one to ask, cuz she makes them:eek: But when she said about how we live in nice warm houses so the pets don't need to grow thicker coats for the winter, it kinda made sense.
There's so much we take for granted now, without realising the major impact we have on Mother Nature.....butterfly & hurricane I suppose......makes you wonder if that may be a contributing factor to our mental well-being.
Zo. Eev yo wud care to lie down on zer couch, ve shell beegin zis seshun wiv yorr reee-lay-shun-sheep wiz zee carr-ott.....
OH....you don't have to tell me.....I already know I'm weird....Just be thankful you don't have to live with me:rotfl: :eek: :rotfl:
Have a good one! Peaceful Minds folks. BMFx

Sazbo

Morning guys :wave: Justa kwiky sazzy... I still feel half zonked... Sleep's gone all haywire again:rolleyes: So I just wanted to say thanks to Tiff for choosing one of the least worst pics of me getting out of bed this morning!:o:D Thanks also for the counselling good wishes hun, although from this week my session moves from Mondays to Tuesdays (same time tho), so I hope you won't mind hun if I save your hug for tomorrow tonight? And lastly, re Part 6 - this thread is just as much about you as it is any of us. (If not more so.) Thinking of you as always, my Tiffy.

Big hugs to our Rosie and RBK - nice to see you back hunni.

Wishing you all a safe, sound and cozy Monday. The kinda Monday that makes you feel fuzzy and warm inside.

Much love to you all.........

Sazzy xxxxxxxxxxx

juno

I was really really tired last night, so i went to bed early. And then my daddy wakes me up after midnight by phoning me. And then he wakes me up this morning as well. So I'm still tired

feelinggood_2

Morning All

I'm cheered up a little - I've finally got a wedding ring! For some reason I've become sensitive to gold, and finger swell up when I wear my engagement ring that I carried on wearing after getting married. Finally found a nice silver ring to wear, and so far my finger isn't all manky - fingers crossed!

Went visiting at the weekend, went quite well. Had a nice chat with my Mum and caught up with inlaws. Nice to be home now, the past fortnight has been really busy, but it doesn't look like its slowing down.

My printer finally arrived this morning, but it is so heavy that I can't move it! Thats a job for OH.

Still no word from CMHT, hopefully soon. I'm going to a lot of AA meetings at the moment, they are helping. Can't tell you how nice it is to actually leave the house and have contact with people.

Juno - I know how hard it can be to explain to people why you don't drink, most people I knew didn't believe me when I told them I had a problem. They only saw the 'fun' side of my drinking though. You don't have to explain to anyone, and you can make up an excuse if thats easier. As long as you do what is right for you.

Hows everyone today? I've got to go and jump in the bath and then put on my new size 18 top! I've dropped 3 dress sizes now, still feel and look the same, but other people say they can see a difference.

geminilady

feelinggood wrote: »

Morning All

I'm cheered up a little - I've finally got a wedding ring! For some reason I've become sensitive to gold, and finger swell up when I wear my engagement ring that I carried on wearing after getting married. Finally found a nice silver ring to wear, and so far my finger isn't all manky - fingers crossed!

Went visiting at the weekend, went quite well. Had a nice chat with my Mum and caught up with inlaws. Nice to be home now, the past fortnight has been really busy, but it doesn't look like its slowing down.

My printer finally arrived this morning, but it is so heavy that I can't move it! Thats a job for OH.

Still no word from CMHT, hopefully soon. I'm going to a lot of AA meetings at the moment, they are helping. Can't tell you how nice it is to actually leave the house and have contact with people.

Juno - I know how hard it can be to explain to people why you don't drink, most people I knew didn't believe me when I told them I had a problem. They only saw the 'fun' side of my drinking though. You don't have to explain to anyone, and you can make up an excuse if thats easier. As long as you do what is right for you.

Hows everyone today? I've got to go and jump in the bath and then put on my new size 18 top! I've dropped 3 dress sizes now, still feel and look the same, but other people say they can see a difference.

:T :T :T Well done feely for the weight loss that is a BIG (pardon the pun lol) achievment.I think if we have been overweight for a while we tend to think of ourselves as fat even though we have lost weight if that makes sense.As you say other people have noticed a differance and 3 dress sizes is a lot of weight you should be especialy proud having given up the drink as well:T :T :T

ilovegreatdanes

hi all,,
just read about you all and am trying to rem what i wanted to write, but if i forget, im sorry.
tiff.....never fail to make me feel humbled that you have crammed so much into one life, good and bad, and come out the other side as an inspiration.am so glad that your dad heard that your ds had come good,iykwim.
feelingg......congratulations on the weight loss.am very envious cos i have such a big prob with food.at least if i smoked, i could liveout with cigs, but you cant live without food.junk food just calls to me and i wish i could be stronger.am very proud of you for sticking with the dieting and the abstinance.good news about your ring too.funny that you can wear silver but not gold.
not bad as mondays go for me.weathers ok too, so all in all, not bad.the glass is half full today.
take care all.ttfn.
love ilgd xx

ilovegreatdanes

btw, my dane looked like your tiffy pic, sazzy, after the hike yesday.!!!!!

feelinggood_2

Hi ilgd. Glad to hear you are having an alright day. Theres something about Mondays isn't there? My OH is always miserable on a monday, he hates going back to work after the weekend.

I know what you mean about food 'calling' to you. I think I'd find it easier to live with no food than just a little. Its going pretty well at the moment, I'm no longer thinking of food as a treat, a reward, a comfort and all the other things it was. I have set meals and don't eat a lot of foods or drinks. I used to always been obsessing over what I could eat, and when. Its no wonder I got to the size I was! What I'm eating now is realistic for the long term, and I'm not exercising like mad like I did last time I 'dieted'. Hopefully I can stick to it. I know that if I go back to eating how I was, it won't be very long before it kills me.

Sazbo

ilovegreatdanes wrote: »

btw, my dane looked like your tiffy pic, sazzy, after the hike yesday.!!!!!

- lol, I think I probably look like that most of the time!:o:D

Sx

Tiff_2

Hi guys!:hello:
Well, I've just caught up on the reading of the weekend's posts.

Weren't you all being busy Tifflings behind my back?!
I just can't leave you guys alone for a minute, can I?!:rolleyes:

gilly-badger! - I thought it was going to be a poll about work or a girly-badger!
Firstly, I want to say what a truly wonderful surprise it was - and really humbling. I sincerely mean that hun. I don't know what to say - but you know I'll give it a darn good try.:D You know you can't shut the Tiffster up!:rolleyes:
Got to confess, you really caught the Tiffster out with this one! I could see the words on the screen but I just couldn't - can't! - take them in.:o
I'm honestly really choked up gilly hun, and there are Tiffy tears all over my fur coat. Gonna be some serious hairballs later!:eek: I don't know what to say to you angel - 'thank you' just doesn't seem to cut it.:o It was a really selfless & wonderful thing to do and you'll never know how just much it means to me. I'll never forget this hun.
It was a gift to my soul - it really was - and I'm so very grateful for all the kindness and support that you've shown me.:T :A
Thank you gilly sweetheart.

And there was yet another who was being a busy little bee, wasn't there?!

juno hun! - I didn't see this one coming either! Thank you sweetheart for such a lovely thought. I've never been nominated for anything before - although there were rumours of an award for being the MSE fluffiest pain in the rear end!:D
Again hun, the very thought that you did this for me really humbled me. You must also share the responsibility for making me a soggy Tiff.;)
There are so many thousands who contribute to MSE and yet you thought of me?! I really don't do much more than give advice from my personal experiences and point to different benefits and agencies - just like anyone else on the thread - and post the occasional Tiffy cat photos. :rolleyes:
I know there were many who were more qualified than I for that nomination but angel, that nomination is something I'll treasure.;) Bless your heart for your thoughtfulness and warmth juno hun.:T :A
Thank you juno sweetheart.

Heartfelt thanks to the amazing people here who took the trouble to do gilly's poll & for their nominations added to juno's post.
I did notice that 'angel', bless her/him, had the courage to ask what a Tiff was - I must be slipping.:o :rolleyes:

I hope that every single one of you knows that they are a truly precious gift to that MSE thread.:T :A
No sooner do you join the family, than you're suddenly helping out your neighbours there too. It's not about me guys - it's about us. After all, without you guys, there wouldn't be a thread and I'd end up just talking to myself - well, more than I do usually, anyway!:eek:

I've never been around so many wonderfully kind and brave souls before!:T :A Thank you.
Stuff like this doesn't happen to me. I feel quite flummoxed! Lord, it feels like I'm at the Oscars!:o
Can you imagine it?:eek:

''I'd like to thank all the people in my life who have abused me emotionally and physically - I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you folks.
Thanks also to my CPN for coming out to the trailer park to do those weekly home visits, for the catnip he brings me and also for not making any sudden movements.
And finally, my undying gratitude goes to my Consultant Psychiatrist for the smarties he prescribes me and also for agreeing never to try using a dart gun on me again - I do hope that you've now gone on to make a full recovery!:D ''

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Back to a serious point that I want to make.
I'm sure you have probably already seen it, but if not, please have a look at one of :money: Martin's September 2007 blogs, which I only found this weekend. (Why am I always 2 weeks behind everyone else?! )
Here's the link...
http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2007/09/11/mental-health-and-debt-new-guide-to-come/
and also :money: Lawrence's post here...
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=6256910#post6256910
Please post your own opinions.:T

Through what you've all done here for me, the Depression Support Thread, mental ill health issues and the agencies that can help, have all been brought to the fore here. And that my angels, is a wonderful achievement!:T :A
Much Love,
Tiff xxx