Depression Support Thread

Sazbo

imported_goldie wrote: »

Its great to see your posts again Tiff, are you SURE you're not a professional counsellor? You could make a fortune if you went into private practice. None of the doctors i have ever seen re my depression have actually said anything half as insightful as you. Your advice to everyone really is spot on along with such a great sense of humour - your last few posts with the cat pictures actually made me smile (which i have not been doing a lot of lately!!) Hope all is well with your mum?

Hope everyone is coping well and enjoying a dry day. (no am not referring to alcohol!!)

I'll second that goldie :T

Sazx

Sazbo

Hello my lovlies :wave: Well, I'm sat here in Saz Towers, contemplating all the chores I really need to get on with... but reckon I'll have another cuppa first... what's the rush?!:D

Have a good day everyone.

Sazzyxxxxx

geminilady

Sazbo wrote: »

Hello my lovlies :wave: Well, I'm sat here in Saz Towers, contemplating all the chores I really need to get on with... but reckon I'll have another cuppa first... what's the rush?!:D

Have a good day everyone.

Sazzyxxxxx

Hi Sazz:hello: Enjoy your coffee,you are right the housework can wait,hope you have a lovely week off and some sunshine.It is quite nice here in yorkshire today but unfortuanetly some of us have to go to work.

roversbabe

Hiya everyone,

Sorry I've not been around - I've gone back to work and not had any chance to get on the computer. I've been on prozac for the last 3 weeks and they have been BRILLIANT! I'm almost back to my old sparkly & irritatingly cheerful self.

I have had a bit of a setback - was very low yesterday and had worrying thoughts again. Got to the point again where I didn't want to live anymore. These episodes are getting shorter though which I guess is a good thing. My diary for yesterday makes lousy reading though .

Am a lot better today, bags of energy and lighter mood - I've even managed to get my contact lenses in for the first time in months - I couldn't be bothered before.

Once the AD's kicked in, my energy levels soared and I decluttered my bedroom (its been a dumping ground for about a year :rolleyes:). Sounds like such a small thing but its been months since I've even been able to think about tidying, let alone doing it. I felt such a sense of achievement and felt totally lifted. My bedroom is a far more relaxing place now too.

Had my 1st appointment with the mental health team. Spoke for about an hour or so on how I've been feeling and what life has been like for the past few years - after the lengthy discussion, she concluded that I'm not clinically depressed, its just the way I am. The main reason that she has ruled out clinical depression is because I've not lost any weight - I still have a good appetite and am sleeping OK. Now I am a bit of a bloater, so weight loss would have been truly welcome

I'm completely confused by her diagnosis as 2 doctors have said that my symptoms are classic depression symptoms, and any physical cause has been ruled out?!??!?!? Result is one extremely baffled Allie who feels like she has been both lied to and doesn't know what to do for the best - I have NOT made up any symptoms, I told the docs everything and this has made me feel really hurt.

I'm going back tomorrow for a CBT appointment so I've got a few questions for her, like if I'm not depressed, 1, why has the prozac worked, 2, why do I get days like yesterday, where everything is bleak and there is no point to life anymore, 3, why have 2 doctors diagnosed me with depression if that isn't the case.

Thanks for listening everyone - apologies for the length

Allie xx

ilovegreatdanes

hi all,
just a quick call.
tiff,
am so glad you are back.i knew you could sort them out.did threaten miro that id get you to have a word and have just read your post and am really glad you are back.hope your mums as well as she can be, given the circs.
not had a bad w/end and hope everyones was a good un.got loads done this morn, which surprised me as ds is off school.so lots of attitude for 6 weeks,cos when hes good , hes v., v., good but when hes bad, hes horrid.....and hes only 13.
these things are sent to try us.
ttfn. love ilgd xx

Tulip

hello everyone,

Hope you are all ok I am fine relaxing this evening,watching tv


chat later,


love and light,

Katie xxx

juno

Hello again! I'[ve been a bit low recently, but it's getting better Hope you're all ok

Sazbo

juno wrote: »

Hello again! I'[ve been a bit low recently, but it's getting better Hope you're all ok

Hang in there, juno hunni xx

Sazbo

geminilady wrote: »

Hi Sazz:hello: Enjoy your coffee,you are right the housework can wait,hope you have a lovely week off and some sunshine.It is quite nice here in yorkshire today but unfortuanetly some of us have to go to work.

Heya gem! :wave: Great to see you hun! Well... i did some of the chores, so not a total waster:o:D Sun came out in London today - quite a nice day in the end, although i wasn't out much in it. Sorry you had to go to work today hun but look at it this way - tomorrow is wednesday - halfway though the week :j and halfway to the weekend... at least, that's how i always look at it anyway! How's things with you? With 'N'?

Much love,
Sazzyxxxxxxxxxxx

Sazbo

roversbabe wrote: »

Hiya everyone,

Sorry I've not been around - I've gone back to work and not had any chance to get on the computer. I've been on prozac for the last 3 weeks and they have been BRILLIANT! I'm almost back to my old sparkly & irritatingly cheerful self.

I have had a bit of a setback - was very low yesterday and had worrying thoughts again. Got to the point again where I didn't want to live anymore. These episodes are getting shorter though which I guess is a good thing. My diary for yesterday makes lousy reading though .

Am a lot better today, bags of energy and lighter mood - I've even managed to get my contact lenses in for the first time in months - I couldn't be bothered before.

Once the AD's kicked in, my energy levels soared and I decluttered my bedroom (its been a dumping ground for about a year :rolleyes:). Sounds like such a small thing but its been months since I've even been able to think about tidying, let alone doing it. I felt such a sense of achievement and felt totally lifted. My bedroom is a far more relaxing place now too.

Had my 1st appointment with the mental health team. Spoke for about an hour or so on how I've been feeling and what life has been like for the past few years - after the lengthy discussion, she concluded that I'm not clinically depressed, its just the way I am. The main reason that she has ruled out clinical depression is because I've not lost any weight - I still have a good appetite and am sleeping OK. Now I am a bit of a bloater, so weight loss would have been truly welcome

I'm completely confused by her diagnosis as 2 doctors have said that my symptoms are classic depression symptoms, and any physical cause has been ruled out?!??!?!? Result is one extremely baffled Allie who feels like she has been both lied to and doesn't know what to do for the best - I have NOT made up any symptoms, I told the docs everything and this has made me feel really hurt.

I'm going back tomorrow for a CBT appointment so I've got a few questions for her, like if I'm not depressed, 1, why has the prozac worked, 2, why do I get days like yesterday, where everything is bleak and there is no point to life anymore, 3, why have 2 doctors diagnosed me with depression if that isn't the case.

Thanks for listening everyone - apologies for the length

Allie xx

Hi Allie hun :wave: thanks for the update:D Sounds like more positives than negatives in there, which is the main thing :T There's ups and downs with depression, that's my experience anyways... good days, bad days. I'd go with your instincts and with what seems to work for you, perhaps?

Take care,
Sazzyxxxxx