Depression Support Thread

slowlyfading

judderman62 wrote: »

Hi cute one

lol hey

slowlyfading

*zippy* wrote: »

Agree with others SF you are very pretty!

aww thanks x

judderman62

Hey Zip :wave:

juno

*zippy* wrote: »

Evening :hello:

Just popping in to say hello and goodnight to those off to bed....night night.

Awww Juno banana is so cute, have you posted a pic of muffin and i've missed it?

Agree with others SF you are very pretty!

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I think I posted a pic of Muffin ages ago, so here's another one of them both together.



This was one of the rare occasions that they were both being good. Muffin has started to encourage Banana to do bad things, and I never know which one to tell off.

Tiff_2

Hi guys!:hello:
Hoping everyone is safe and sound this a.m.
The Tiffster is present and correct...

Erm...
Well - one out of two ain't bad! :rolleyes:

I've got a mountain of post to read and reply to - please be patient with me.:o I'm just trying to round up the strays.;)

Good luck to all those of us with appointments, counselling, treatments, work, meetings and tests.

...zzz.....



HEY SAZZY! - TIME FOR WORK!!!

Thinking of you all.:A

Have a good day everyone.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Tiff_2

Bibbitybob wrote: »

Does anyone mind if I join in?

bibbitybob!
You're more than welcome to join in hun!

How are you bibb?
I'm sorry I missed your post on page 75 angel. I'm sure the family here gave you a warm welcome and lots of advice if needed though.
Why not tell us a little about yourself hun? I guess there's nothing else to say now, other than I look forward to getting to know you.
Be kind to yourself.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Tiff_2

clipboard2 wrote: »

Hi Everyone!
May I share with you something that happened to me today?.....
.......
She wheeled over to some of the hanging baskets provided by the council and she asked me if they'd mind if she took some flowers. I told her not to worry, I wouldn't tell.

In situations like these, one feels completely useless. How do you give hope to a passing stranger in despair?

"Actually, I picked these flowers for you," she said: "Please put them in your bag". Gratefully I accepted, and thanked her for her kindness as she wheeled away.
CB2X

Hi cb2!:hello:
Hoping all is well with you hun.
I wanted to reply to this post because this lady's story does really tug at your heart. She has been terrribly abused in both physical and mental terms. Whoever she was, God bless her.
Of course, as you said hun, we all do feel helpless when faced with such a history. Obviously, the lady wasn't getting all the help and support that was needed. Or maybe she had turned it away, not being ready yet for the help available. - we can only guess.
I can only hopefully reassure you that one day she'll probably say ''Enough!'' because that's how it happens - one day you wake up and you just suddenly know that this is the last day that you'll be the victim. And then she'll make that phone call or visit somewhere and let people know what's happening. She doesn't have to live like that bless her, if she would just reach out.

What I can tell you angel, is that you give hope to a passing stranger in despair by stopping and listening and caring, which you did.

And I wouldn't give up hope for her hun because, inspite of all she'd told you, she was able to see beauty in those hanging baskets and her heart was still warm enough to pick those flowers for you, to reply to your warmth with a warm kindness of her own, to want to make you smile.

We don't know how much we can really help someone with just a smile and a bit of time for them. Compassion is a wonderful gift to give someone.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Tiff_2

Hi guys!:hello:
I just want to welcome our new friends to the 'family', as it were. I hope I haven't missed anyone out - if so, I promise I'll find you!

So, to hyder, lisam, sssssss, maz123, child 359, whitefeather, charlene, dithedancer, hibees, pills and han et al...

Well, it is nearly Halloween!
And for those of you who are new here, fear not - I do know that I'm not a cat!

Wishing you all well and hoping that you'll all find something here that helps.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Tiff_2

child359 wrote: »

Hi there,
just wanted to introduce myself. Newbie to this thread.
I have been on antidepressants (lopreframine) for the past two years since the unexpected break up of my marriage. Cutting a long story short I have had a horrendous two years since with anything and every area of my life going wrong.

So recently I fell ill and been diagnosed with Post viral fatigue and Dr thought it would be a good idea to reduce and stop my tablets. I was all for it as I have wanted to come off but never dared do it as I can't bear failing.

So I finally reduce and a week last Friday I finally stopped taking them. Had a horrendous weekend and ended up taking them on last monday again!!!

Had a really bad week last week culminating in a horrendous Thursday evening. I have been really down since and wonder if I will ever feel back to normal without tablets again.
As I am off work with my PVF I spoke to work today and ended up sobbing over the phone. How pathetic.
Has anyone else got any success stories to keep me ever hopeful there is light at the end of the tablet tunnel:eek:

Hi child!
There you were - hiding on page 91!
Thanks for sharing your situation hun and welcome to the clan.
I'm truly sorry you've had such a rough time hun and many of us here are familiar with the domino effect of one stress after another. If only these things just came along in 3's, huh?

There was nothing pathetic about you crying hun. I'd hope that work would have been more than sympathetic. Please don't underestimate the impact of your physical illness either angel - you're fighting your battles on reduced power.

I'm glad to see that you have been involving your dr. angel, and that they are monitoring you. You stopped the meds in exactly the right way by doing so under your dr's supervision. I guess hun, that you must have been feeling really poorly with just the PVF alone. I sympathise with how you must have felt child.

You ask if there are any success stories about there being light at the end of the tablet tunnel. If there's hope anywhere for many things hun, you'll find it here among these amazing people. :T :A

Now I'll be a typical Tiff and say that the answer is yes!
..... and no.
We've all got different experiences angel and different body chemistry so there's no set rules, as you'll know. But there is always hope, child.

Two thoughts jumped into my tiny mind angel...

Have you thought about trying other treatments alongside your meds? I think of things like yoga, deep relaxation, acupuncture, meditation, art therapy, aromatherapy, massage etc.
The benefits of some of these things may mean that in the long run, you might not need quite as many tablets. Of course, this has to be done with professional medical supervision from your dr and agreement. A lot of mental health services are in touch with the various things available to you locally, as should your gp be. As well as any other benefits these things may bring, you'll also probably start to feel that you're more in control and not the medications.

The other thought I offer you angel, is that if feeling 'normal' for you means having to take meds, then thank heavens for them!
I understand how demoralising it gets to be lining up your tablets every morning. But if someone with a heart condition for example, stopped taking their meds, then they'd be in trouble too. It's no different with ads and mental ill health hun.
Sometimes we have to adjust our thinking to what is practical - no mean feat, I know! - and surely the most important thing is that you feel well - not how it's achieved if there's no alternative, or the time's not right yet for you to stop the meds?

I really hope that through working with your drs angel, that you will come off the meds when the time is right. But if that time doesn't come, then enjoy the quality of life that taking meds is giving you. Keep talking to your dr hun and discuss you thoughts with them.
Let us know how you get on.
Wishing you well angel and thinking of you.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

ilovegreatdanes

:hello: hi all,
took me ages to catch up ...so if i forget what i was gonna write......that will be typical:D
sf.....so glad it all went well at the concert.pretty unanimous that you are very pretty...so im deffo not posting a pic of me,:eek: wish i could grow my hair long, but just stops at shoulders and looks messy.
juno.....your birds are sooo sweet.lovely pics.x

hi katie....hope you feel better for the extra sleep.im so lazy, i could stay in bed all day...prob cos sleep better in day than night.

hi miro...nice to hear from you.x

ethel.....am very proud of you for how you are dealing with all your stuff.:A hope it all improves for you.x
bfm....bet your knees are bad today,cos its very grey here.hows the pup?was laughing at him trotting round with all your smalls:rotfl: am abit worried about charlie.is 6,1/2 now and danes dont live to a good age cos they are so big.stopped giving him anything salty like chews and ham shanks cos hes always drinking loads, mainly at nite, thats prob why my sleeps so bad.am up 3 or 4 times thro nite.think he had a little fit the other day.not his body, just was contorting his face wildly, and didnt know where he was for a minute.dh said he was dreamin but he wasnt, he was awake.will take him out after if rain keeps off.
fg....hi, hope you are feeling abit brighter.well done for keeping off the drink and thw weight.x
hi sazzy and tiff.xx and gillette.x
cant think what else i was gonna say...but wil come back to me later.if i missed anyone, apologies.has been loads of news while ive been gone but ive read it all.
hi to all the new ppl.x
anyway, must get on so take care all.
love ilgd xx