Depression Support Thread

feelinggood_2

Hi Hayley, just wanted to say thank you for your post and for sharing how you feel. I'm glad you found the courage to post.

I can understand how you feel about leaving the house, and how horrible panic attacks are. I also have a 'compulsive' skin picking disorder, and my skin looks a complete mess most of the time. I find wearing long sleeved tops helps keep me away from them. I also try to fiddle with my ring instead when I want to scratch/pick.

Its good that you will be seeing a counsellor in a few weeks. I hope the appointment comes through quickly. Did the GP mention antidepressants? Is this something you'd consider? If he hasn't mentioned it, maybe you could ask? If you feel that the GP isn't giving you the help you need, don't worry about seeing a different GP.

Sometimes my Mum comes across as a bit harsh with me. I spoke to her about this, and its because me being upset is hard for her. Maybe its the same for your Mum? Mine loves me very much, and it can be hard to watch someone you love go through hard times. Have you explained to her how it makes you feel?

I suffer from panic attacks, and for a long time they stopped me doing things. For quite a long time, I only ever left the house with my partner, as I was too scared to go out alone. In the past 8 weeks or so, I've been forcing myself to go out. It has been absolute agony at times, but it is getting so much easier, and I'm so glad that I've done it.

Keep talking to us

hayley11

Thanks Feelinggood for your reply, it makes me feel better just knowing i'm not the only person feeling this way. And well done with the going out thing, I know how difficult it must be. I think I need to start being a bit harder on myself, it's all too easy to stay in on my own all day than actually put some effort into it and go out.

It's so hard sometimes because as much as people try to be sympathetic unless they have felt this way they can't really understand it. When I get upset my OH asks me why i'm crying and he can't understand that sometimes I just don't know why.

I felt a bit better last week, I went to meet my OH after work and that's about a 15 min walk and then I went into work for an hour the next day and I felt really pleased with myself but then on Thursday I went to meet my OH again and it was horrible, I was walking up the street in tears and I felt like I was going to pass out. And that's kind of knocked my confidence a lot, I've only been out once since Thursday.

I have thought about medication but I'm so scared because my brother went though a similar thing a few years ago and he did go on medication and he got really ill, almost killed himself and had to be sectioned and I'm scared that will happen to me. Plus my doctor wont even discuss it with me, his exact words were that he "doesn't want to medicalise (sp?) it, it will pass in it's own time".

Thanks again for replying.

H xxx

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

Hope all is well,I had a good day today doing Karioke at the pub and I had a nice dinner todays songs were:

Scarifice by Elton John

Open Road by Gary Barlow

Tradgedy by Steps

Flashdance what a feeling by Irene Cara

When you tell me that you love me by Diana Ross


welcome Hayley to the thread Post often or as little as you like

Hope you all have a lovely evening


love and light,

Katie xxx

Tulip

well I am off now,

chat tomorrow

Night! Night!

love and light,

Katie xxx

Spikey_2

HI all,I hope you can help.Anybody heard of medication called CITALOPRAM 10mg Tablet?I am trying to find out the effectiveness, side effects etc etc .Any and all help appreciated.TIASpikey

BigMummaF

Not staying to see Doc Martin Katie? I saw Martin Clunes on Paul O'Grady earlier, & I think tonight is the last one for a while.......And have you noticed the swearing creping in to Holby City these past couple of weeks? I'm no prude, but I don't think it's necessary to bring bad language into a show just for the sake of it.....

Hope everyone is keeping warm on this chilly October evening, & catch up with you tomorrow.
Peaceful Minds folks. BMFx

Spikey_2

Hi FG. you ok babe? x

EthelBloggs

Spikey wrote: »

HI all,I hope you can help.Anybody heard of medication called CITALOPRAM 10mg Tablet?I am trying to find out the effectiveness, side effects etc etc .Any and all help appreciated.TIASpikey

Hiya spikey

I'm on 20mg of those, and I think a few other people are too on this thread. I've not had any side effects and they've not made me go all whoohoooey but they make life doable, whereas before everything seemed too hard and unachieveable. Hope that's a bit of helpful info for you and welcome to the thread

Spikey_2

Thanks EB........... that is a great re-assurance.... thanks so much.

Miroslav

Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Okay, so my reason for being very annoyed is stupid, but hey, it hasn't added to my mood!

Every site tells me a different release date for Britney's new single and only today do I find out the release date is.............TODAY - it said 5th November everywhere up until today!!!! GRRRRRRR!!!!!!

So it was after the shops had shut, my last 2 hopes - Tesco and Morrisons - don't sell CD Singles!!!!!

The song reached number 3 in the UK charts on downloads alone yesterday, which is pretty top stuff, but I always buy anything she releases the 1st day it is out, but not this time, so will have to buy tomorrow - i'm annoyed as I feel stupid and less of a 'fan' now :mad:

I just ordered a couple of copies on hmv.co.uk as it's free delivery, so I have purchased on the day of release, but just don't have the CD's with me.

I know it's silly, but hey, it's important to me anyway