Depression Support Thread

Tulip

I just looked at the pic and I think its ok


love and light,

Katie

Tiff_2

Hi loublue!:hello:
How are you, hun? Thanks for posting and I hope you'll find yourself in friendly company here, lou. They really are a great group of peeps on this thread.
I'm sorry to hear that it was your first Christmas after your mum passed on angel. Of course it was going to be hard sweetie, but you did really well to celebrate still. As you said, that's what she'd have wanted. How lucky your friend is to have your support at such a hard time lou - I know she'll be really grateful. I'll be thinking of you both on the 11th.
Wishing you a better 2008, hunnie.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Tiff_2

Hi hooters!:hello:
You are more than welcome to our depression support thread, hunnie. It has been going for quite a while - people tend to find us by accident. Lol - no hun - we're not as scary as we sound.I know you'll already have been welcomed.
I'm sorry to hear about your depression hun - welcome to the 1-in-4 club! Now they say the figure is more like 1 in 3 people experience
some kind of mental ill health. You can share as much or as little as you want angel - whatever you feel comfortable with.

The only rules really are that we're not allowed to discuss specific medications or give specific medical advice for obvious reasons. We all have different reasons for posting here, and sometimes people find it difficult to post in their usual way and so that needs a little tolerance and compassion - we can all relate to struggling sometimes, I'm sure. We don't judge anyone here and sometimes it's good to know that there's someone who will listen and can maybe suggest resources or a different perspective. Welcome to the clan, hunnie.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

Tiff_2

razorbladekisses wrote: »

:hello: to all the new posters. Hope you find this thread helpful.

Well 2008 is here and I've already messed up. My self-harm is quite bad atm. One of the cuts is fairly deep-looks horrible. I put a dressing on it last night and a new one this morning but it bleeds everytime I change it.

I'm seeing my social worker tomorrow but I can't tell her just how bad it is for fear of being admitted to hospital again.

Hi rbk!:hello:
Okay hunnie - first things first. Please take your little self over to your drs and get that wound seen to today. It's really important for a professional to see it and to get it stop bleeding. If not, then please see the practice nurse or failing all that, to the AEU. This is your main priority hun,ok? Should that wound get infected badly, there are all sorts of possible consequences, rbk.

As for putting yourself down for messing up already in 2008 hun - there are many more days left to make up for it.

I'm glad you're seeing your social worker today,rbk. Imho, you are worrying about the wrong issue. Your worries should be over why this is still happening and to admit that you need more support hun. She is there to help you hunnie and the first thing you should do is tell her and show her your wounds. By telling your professionals about what's been going on, you'll be opening more channels of support. I know you don't want to go back into hospital again angel, but - and I mean this with much love, rbk - if you need to, then you need to. They won't suggest it if they don't think it's necessary.
Sometimes it's hard to see things in the right perspective angel when we're struggling - and that's what the professionals are there for hun. You've been admitted before sweetie and you came out feeling better than when you went in. By talking to your social worker honestly, you will be helping yourself hunnie. It's important that the professionals know what's happening so that they can review your situation and hopefully come up with better solutions for you. I know you're afraid rbk, but please let your team do their jobs.

Give yourself a better 2008 angel, by being honest with the professionals and getting the help you deserve now.
I'll be thinking of you sweetheart - good luck.
Much Love,
Tiff xxx

gillette147

I'm back at work.
Is this what work is? I'd forgotten. It's rubbish.
I bought myself a sains Meat Feast sub as a sort of rewards/cheer up.....and it's rubbish as well.
The only way through work seems to be by not trying very hard but then you just store up trouble for later.

I am very sad to hear about you RBK. I understand depression but I find the concept of self-harm so hard to take. You are a wonderful person and I wish you could break this cycle.
xxx

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,


Hope you are all ok I am fine today,off to my parents for a Hotpot dinner as its so cold outside again,the sea is rough as usual Dad is collecting me at the bottom of a road and taking me up to the house

I will chat to you all later


*hugs*


love and light,

Katie xxx

feelinggood_2

razorbladekisses wrote: »

:hello: to all the new posters. Hope you find this thread helpful.

Well 2008 is here and I've already messed up. My self-harm is quite bad atm. One of the cuts is fairly deep-looks horrible. I put a dressing on it last night and a new one this morning but it bleeds everytime I change it.

I'm seeing my social worker tomorrow but I can't tell her just how bad it is for fear of being admitted to hospital again.

RBK, I'm sorry to hear that you feel you've messed up.

Perhaps it would be helpful to not look at slip ups as messing up? Yes, you've had a lapse, but you can still learn from it. I found it helpful to evaluate my self-harm. I asked myself why I felt like I had to do it, how it made me feel and what could I have done differently. I wrote a list of things I had to do before I self-harmed, and so far its helping. One thing that made a big difference for me was having the phone number of someone 'in recovery' from self-harm who I could phone at any time when I felt I was at risk of self-harming. Could you find a similar contact? I find that just putting a few hurdles between me and cutting can make all the difference.

Thinking of you.

Limana68

Hi there
Well I went to docs on weds and he has signed me off work for 2 wks and put me back on Citalopram 20mg. My boss just rang, and asked how I was, feel so guilty for being off work............ but I know I need time out to get myself sorted............. I dont even like my job, been there 12 yrs, want a change, but the moneys good, whats worse is Im 40 soon, lfe begins and all that.
God my minds a shed!

Horace

:mad: Hi all

Feeling angry today, sent txt to OH about starting my new job (work trial) on Monday and he was more bothered about the company paying for a hotel - not a good luck or anything. Even mistakenly foned him (I had leant on my phone) but he is so tight and refused to take a call that costs 30p to receive - I am totally fed up with the whole business and feel like kicking the wall or better still chucking all his stuff out of my flat! Well, if he wants to go on a singles holiday - it didn't take much to figure it out really because he tried to be vague saying that he was going on holiday with a chap he met skiing last year - well he can be single permanently(I hope he and his new boyfriend will be very happy together)! :mad: :mad: The reason for my anger is that we never got the opportunity to go skiing last year - well at least I didn't due to work commitments, I had stuff planned for us over Christmas that he agreed to but told me at the last minute that he was going away on Boxing Day and thought that he might be back on 10 January - in fact he will be back at work on 15 January and the holiday in Italy (currently in Switzerland) ends on 12 January (not rocket science to work out). Needless to say I am as mad as hell plus I have had to do a lot of running around for him for little or no thanks - the fantastic christmas present he promised me turned out to be an electric fan heater that cost £9.99 and bought in front of me.

Sorry for letting rip - I am in the process of taking my christmas tree down - only the lights to come off and the tree to be packed away now (it has taken me nearly all day because I keep stopping for a rest). One thing though, yesterday I won a £160 voucher for flights for 2 with Monarch Airlines - the voucher is valid for 12 months (won via Freebie site - Skoost on MSE).

No snow here yet but absolutely freezing, I got as far as my car this morning and then decided to come back into the warm. Have to be up early in the morning for a dental appointment and even earlier on Monday when I have to be at the station at 8am to go to London for my work trial that starts on Monday (first day is spent in London and the rest of the week is being spent in Birmingham). Good job I haven't gone out today, my eyes are quite blurry because of all the meds that I am on in attempt to raise my eye pressure to something like normal.

I still feel like kicking something but at least I am not tearful today. Coming in here to vent helps enormously.

Hope everyone has a better day today...hugs to you all.

Horace x

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,


I had a good time at my parents had the lovely dinner then Bananas and custard,lovely devonshire custard from a tin to save mum making some Birds instant I then went home and I had a drink of Babycham my last little bottle and I enjoyed it,then I got rid of some rubbish from my kitchen bin and went for a little walk along the seafront,It was bitterly cold and the cold stung my cheeks,I then went to Boots and I did some shopping and got a few things from my sisters gift card and my friends gift card so got some buy 1 get 1 free's which was good as I saved money.Hope you will be ok Horace its understandable to be angry at the moment. *hugs* I had a sleep for an hour or so as I felt sleepy then woke up and did some ironing and now having a decaff coffee and on here


love and light,

Katie xxx