Depression Support Thread

cat9586

meyore wrote: »

Good luck cat, I hope its not as bad as you're expecting Xx



I'll be here to chat later if you need to.

Xx

Thank you Meyore I hope you have a good day
xxx

meyore

Off to the gym this morning-I'm going now and then again tonight to make up for my recent laziness and overeating... Hope everyone is ok today, I'll be back to chat later

Xx

BigMummaF

Hey Guys...still a tad damp...it's playing a merrie dance wiv me knees guv'na:o Just now, the precipitation has ceased, but Lefty Later is twinging in the background, & Righty Ho is decidedly fidgety:p

You never said you lived in a mill cottage Rose How wonderful to grind your own oats

How did the terrible trio get on last night.....they're like the naughty children who always pass notes in class....Ethel, Sazz & Gillette!REport to the Head's Office NOW! Sort'em out Tiff:D

My BIL is going out a little more now they've found out how to alter the seat & steering column on the scooter, so he doesn't have to sit quite so upright. He still has trouble eating & drinking & is surviving on meal suppliments from the doc:o But there are plans afoot for the three brothers to have a 'night out'--like they used to before finding wives.
Should be a laugh to be a fly on the wall, cuz two of em fancy themselves as proper Lothareos but both are tucked up in bed by 10pm wearing TENS machines:rotfl: :rotfl: And that's not the one whose so poorly now:eek:

Better go & take some exercise while it's dry....I'm gunna look for that chap in Meyore's
post & he can do my exercises too:rotfl:
To each & all of you smashing peeps, I wish you Fair Weather, A Full Belly & Peaceful Minds folks. BMFx

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

Morning! hope all is well,I have a lot to do today,got to do some ironing and some cleaning of my flat and make dinner as well I am going to have a lovely day hope all of you are well

Have a great day


*hugs* to everyone that needs one


love and light,

Katie xxx

meyore

cat9586 wrote: »

Thank you Meyore I hope you have a good day
xxx

Its ok, I just know if you're anything like me you need someone to hold your hand and tell you to be brave. OHs are great for that aren't they?

Xx

feelinggood_2

Morning all.

I had a bit of a wobbly night last night. Nothing too serious, just felt a bit low.

I've just started working on my Step 4, which means I've got to write a list of everyone I've ever resented, been fearful of or hurt. Seeing my life in black and white is quite hard. The list of people I've hurt is quite long. Supposedly this is a good thing to do though, it'll make help me to 'recover' so I'm sticking with it, despite it not feeling very nice.

On a positive note, my burn appears to be getting infected, its gone all red and yellow and gooey. Its incredibly sore too. With it being on the back of my hand, I keep banging it, causing more damage! Hopefully it'll heal eventually!

Cat - I know what you mean about bed. Bed is like this lovely, warm, soft and safe place. Whenever I'm really low, I find that sleeping is the safest thing to do. Its hard to persuade myself to get in bed when I'm that low though, never seem to learn. Why do you feel like you are burdening people? I think its important to have people to talk to, but you've got to make sure they are the right people. For me, I can't talk to my OH. Its no ones fault, it just doesn't work. I've got a friend I talk to instead. Some people talk to counsellors, priests, friends, relatives, samaritains... The list goes on. I hope you know that you can post as much as you want here - we are hear to listen, and you aren't ever burdening us or posting too much.

Katie - I love what you said in your post 'I am going to have a lovely day'. Thats a great thing to say. We can't control what things happen to us, but we can control how we react to them. Today, I'm going to have a lovely day, and accept whatever happens. What are you making for dinner? I'm watching my weight at the moment, and have got to start making smaller dinners!

BMF - Really enjoyed reading your post today, you always make me smile. I hope your BIL has a great lads night out. Enjoy your exercise. I'm having a day off from exercise after walking 3 miles yesterday.

Meyore - How are you today? Hope you feel good after your gyming. We are all rather active at the moment aren't we! I'm finding eating a little tough at the moment, got to stop eating quite so much, as my weight loss has slowed right down. Looking forward to chatting later.

weegie.geek - nice to meet you. I hope you find it helpful to read the thread. If you ever want to post, feel free! Its a great place to share your ups and downs with people who understand. Welcome!

Morning dawnylou - how are you feeling? Is Mario Galaxy good? My brother gave it to me for Christmas, and I'm looking forward to playing it with OH. At the moment we are play Resistance: Fall of Man. We run around shooting people. He does most of the work, I run away when I get scared, and then accidently blow him up by throwing grenades! Hopefully I'll find Mario Galaxy a little easier! I hope you enjoy your week together. OH was off at Xmas, and it was lovely. Try not to worry about the Mental Health Team. Everyones experience of them and what they offer is different, but they are all train professionals who are used to dealing with people with anxiety problems and depression. When I was refered to them, I had an assessment with an Occupational Therapist. She refered me to a voluntary work placement centre, who got me my job. I was then refered to the pyschiarist, and had two appointments. They then prescribed me medication, and put me on the waiting list for CBT and Pyscotherapy. I had a bad time with medication before, I tried 3 different types on several occasions, all of which made things worse. I thought I'd never find the right type, but the ones I'm on now are helping. There are so many different types, sometimes it takes a few attempts before we find the right ones. Are you seeing the counsellor today? Is it getting easier the more times you go? Don't worry about posting too much here or not 'helping' other people. I know it doesn't seem like it, but you being here, offering friendship to us DOES help. Sometimes we need to talk about ourselves a little more, and we shouldn't feel bad about that. We are here to help, so don't feel bad

Tiff - lovely to see you posting. Remember that if you need to post about YOU, please do so. You are allowed time off from looking after us for yourself. We want to give you as much as you've given us. Hope you get to see your CPN today and it goes well

RBK - I'm not sure if you'd be interested, but I wondered if you'd like to meet for a coffee sometime? I think we talked about it in the past, but I wasn't very good with trains. I think I could manage a trip up to see you. If you are interested, let me know, and we can sort something out. I'm free Tuesday to Friday next week Actually, just thinking about it, is
Onslow Village Hall anywhere near you? I'm just thinking outloud, there is an Overeaters Anonymous meeting there, and if its near you, I could meet you afterwards, or before. Thats on a Sunday. Anyways, i'll stop rambling. Let me know

Right, I'm off to get some more work done on my lists. I've remember lots more things I've done wrong :rotfl:

dawnylou

I only went to one particular area in Home Bargains to get something for someone on here - if I looked around I would spend more money!! lol.
Confetti wasn't reduced to a price worth paying today and only Whoopsies were ready meals and pizza so nothing of interest in there.
Had a big let down in Boots.
To start off with nothing left in our store that you could get for free with voucher.
And the see here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=8098155&posted=1#post8098155 for the rest of my 'ordeal' lol.

Forgot to go to Greggs - was going to get 2 chicken bakes for Fiance as I had a BOGOF voucher.

Bought £4 worth of Tombola tickets outside charity shop as they had some lovely items suitable for gifts to be won. Alas I never won a thing - where oh where is Tulip when you need her???

Now I feel exhausted so am having a coffee then I'll lie around all day and prepare myself for tonights session....

meyore

feelinggood wrote: »

Morning all.

I had a bit of a wobbly night last night. Nothing too serious, just felt a bit low.

I've just started working on my Step 4, which means I've got to write a list of everyone I've ever resented, been fearful of or hurt. Seeing my life in black and white is quite hard. The list of people I've hurt is quite long. Supposedly this is a good thing to do though, it'll make help me to 'recover' so I'm sticking with it, despite it not feeling very nice.

On a positive note, my burn appears to be getting infected, its gone all red and yellow and gooey. Its incredibly sore too. With it being on the back of my hand, I keep banging it, causing more damage! Hopefully it'll heal eventually!

Thats positive? Hope it does get better soon-what did you do? Well done for not giving up on your lists, it does sound pretty tough, but it'll be worth it.

feelinggood wrote: »

Meyore - How are you today? Hope you feel good after your gyming. We are all rather active at the moment aren't we! I'm finding eating a little tough at the moment, got to stop eating quite so much, as my weight loss has slowed right down. Looking forward to chatting later.

I feel really good after my visit to the gym. Its ages since I've gone and just used the equipment, usually I do classes. It was nice to be able to push myself that little bit further today. Going to go to my class tonight too.

I've put a fish pie type thing in for lunch and I had a nice bath. Although the bath was too hot, as the cold tap doesn't work and I can't be bothered to make too many trips to the kitchen for buckets of cold :eek: That and the dog went mad while I was in there because the postman knocked with a parcel and there was no one to answer the door. I'll just have to collect it tomorrow now. On a bad day that would've had me in tears, but I'm having a good one, I'm determined to!

Sitting here in a towel now waiting for lunch to cook and planning a lazy afternoon.

dawnylou

Thanks Feelinggood

I guess sometimes I just feel it is never ending and that I will be passed to another person, and another and another who will all stand around scratching their heads at me!! lol
Counselling is tonight - and no it is not getting any easier at all.
However given that at my last session he made a comment along the lines of feeling helpless and having to have a good long think about what he might be able to do with me in our next session.....well you know if HE feels helpless...well how should I feel???
I just sort of feel that if he doesn't think he can help me then maybe he will give up on me tonight?? So perhaps this will be the last session.
I mean I will keep going if he wants me to as I do want to get better and I don't want to decline anything I am offered as I want to be seen as trying to help myself too.



I hope you manage to complete all your steps okay.
I am sure I was recommended a 12 step action plan or something at some point on here but I forgot to bookmark it and now can't remember who suggested it or when?!? lol

Am going to have a rake today and see if I can find it as it could be worth a try

slowlyfading

:hello: everyone.
its been 5 days since I last cut, though it doesn't seem that long ago. I desperately want to do it again, but I'm trying not to. I want to stop depending on something so destructive as my coping method. but its so hard but anyway, one day at a time and all that.
I'm on a diet though, I've decided. I'm a size 12-14 at the moment (depends on the shop) and I want to get down to a size 10. I reckon I'll be happier then. So its just healthy foods for me from now on
hope everyone's okay, and (HUGS) to anyone who wants/needs one.
sf x