Depression Support Thread

absolutebounder

LadyMorticia wrote: »

I'm making a feel good book at the moment. I'm going to put poems and quotes in it to make me feel better and I'm going to decorate it. I'm also going to put things in it that remind me of my friends.

Good Idea and try writing in it things that have made you really laugh out loud. Laughter really is a great medicine (even the NHS have cottoned on to it) and it doesnt cost anything.

weegie.geek

LadyMorticia wrote: »

*sings* Once you pop you just can't stop...lalalala
I couldn't resist. :rolleyes:

Especially the S&V Rice Infusions. Death by crisp though, they're so strong! :eek:

LadyMorticia wrote: »

I don't mind seeing my doctor really. It's not even the appointments I get worked up and stressed about. It's the getting there.

I quite like seeing my doctor. She's really nice and quite foxy actually. And doesn't frown too much at my suicide jokes.

It's the appointments thing I don't do very well. It's really draining going into town, and the pressure to not be late. I don't do buses very well either. Invariably the doc's running late when I get there anyway, but I'd rather have a doctor that will take extra time with a patient if it's needed, rather than get you in and out as soon as possible. I've had a few crappy doctors and having a good one makes all the difference. It's these bloody waiting lists that are the biggest pain.

LadyMorticia

weegie.geek wrote: »

Especially the S&V Rice Infusions. Death by crisp though, they're so strong! :eek:



I quite like seeing my doctor. She's really nice and quite foxy actually. And doesn't frown too much at my suicide jokes.

It's the appointments thing I don't do very well. It's really draining going into town, and the pressure to not be late. I don't do buses very well either. Invariably the doc's running late when I get there anyway, but I'd rather have a doctor that will take extra time with a patient if it's needed, rather than get you in and out as soon as possible. I've had a few crappy doctors and having a good one makes all the difference. It's these bloody waiting lists that are the biggest pain.

I've never had them. My mum loves pringles. I think she likes the ready salted ones best. I used to love Sour Cream and Chive when I was younger.
It's good when you have a nice doctor. I have seen so many and the doctor I have now is the only one who at least tries to understand me and doesn't just fob me off. There's some things I'd love to tell her though but I don't really want her to think any less of me, so to speak.
Your doctor sounds like she has a sense of humour. My doctor is always smiling.lol.
I hate the doctors who rush their patients. It's like quick in, quick glance, prescription and then out. My doctor reserves 10-15 minutes for me. She knows that I need a lot of help and support and she gives it to me.
I know what you mean about the being late thing. With me there's always one road that is really busy and takes 10 minutes to cross. I always leave an hour early now, just in case.
Waiting lists are defo a pain. Especially when they are so long and they don't give you an estimated waiting time.

Ooo I have a question. How do I quote parts of your text so that your text is in a box and I reply underneath like you do when you reply to me? I'm no good at this technical stuff.lol.

Oh, and I'm not sure if you know my real name but it's Anne-Marie but I hate it, so people either call me Anni, Lady M, or Morticia.

xx

weegie.geek

The easiest way to break up quotes so you can reply in between is to do the quote like normal, but when you want to reply to a specific bit, put COLOR=DarkSlateGray]/quote[/COLOR after it, say your bit, then add COLOR=DimGray]quote[/COLOR to the start of the next bit you want to quote. I've messed with the colours there because otherwise the board would interpret it as me trying to quote something.

Just noticed if you go to advanced reply, you can select some text and press the little cartoon bubble icon to add the COLOR=DimGray]quote[/COLOR COLOR=DarkSlateGray]/quote[/COLOR on either side of the text.

I'll endeavour to remember your name, but my memory's crap these days. I'm Gary btw.

LadyMorticia

weegie.geek wrote: »

The easiest way to break up quotes so you can reply in between is to do the quote like normal, but when you want to reply to a specific bit, put COLOR=DarkSlateGray]/quote[/COLOR after it, say your bit, then add COLOR=DimGray]quote[/COLOR to the start of the next bit you want to quote. I've messed with the colours there because otherwise the board would interpret it as me trying to quote something.

Just noticed if you go to advanced reply, you can select some text and press the little cartoon bubble icon to add the COLOR=DimGray]quote[/COLOR COLOR=DarkSlateGray]/quote[/COLOR on either side of the text.

I'll endeavour to remember your name, but my memory's crap these days. I'm Gary btw.

Thank you.
Nice to meet you Gary.

Do you have any plans for this evening?
I'm going to be tidying up I think. I had a "I don't know what to wear" day the other day so I have clothes over the floor.lol.

xx

antronella

weegie.geek wrote: »

It's the depression support thread. Be supportive or bite your tongue.

I'm not too comfortable with being in a petri dish under your microscope, but we're all posting in a public place, so we can't expect people not to observe us. I just wonder if you saying things that could come across as being critical (while not necessarily intending to appear so) is counterproductive, especially if someone's not doing to well at the time.

Hear hear...if AB wants a debate about depression, i suggest he takes his comments back to DT.

dawnylou

Just a quick stop - I have to rush off and start getting ready as Fiance is taking me out tonight and won't tell me where!!!

Lady M - That is a wonderful wonderful idea!!! A feel good book that is. I might have to steal that idea!! I am making myself a recipe book at the moment (I say at the moment it has taken me 4 months so far!!) lol but think that will be my next project. And then maybe I might get round to sorting out my photos too?

We'll just have to see how things go I guess. I doubt I will feel up to doing 'projects' with me going back to work full time.

Tulip - I hope you have the most wonderful evening!! I'll be thinking of you

WG - Thanks for that above post on how to break up sections of quotes, I never knew how to do that and didn't want to ask for fear of looking stupid!!

AB - I can't remember everything you said now as I have problems with my short term memory. But I don't agree with everything that I recall you saying.
Firstly I suffer from depression, it has been so bad that I have had the last 6 months off from work - you have no idea how scared I am of going back on Monday!! I am scared of how people will be with me, scared in case I end up in tears in front of everyone, scared in case I do something wrong, scared in case I fall asleep (as I usually do most days due to not sleeping at night much) scared of even being around so many people given that most days I sit in the house alone with my 2 dogs for company.
I would give anything to be rid of this and be able to get on with my life.

I had counselling which I felt was a complete waste of time.
I am now on my third medication but honestly I can't say wether they have helped me or not. The first ones made me very very ill, the second made me worse as far as my depression was anyway, these ones I have my ups and downs - but wonder if it would be any different if I wasn't taking these drugs??
I am currently spending most of my time working through a self help book in desperation as I seem to have ran out of options and can't cope like this.
I am not an attention seeker - very much the opposite - I shy away from attention.

I'm sorry but I can't remember what else you said... I would go back and look, but I really must get ready now. I have 2 hours before we go out and I want to straighten my hair and put on a different face so I can at least feel like a different person for the evening.

Oh btw - I think this thread is helpful, I know a lot of people here have said kind words to me that have indeed made me see that death is not the answer.
That could be a good thing?

Hope you all have a wonderful evening xxx

LadyMorticia

dawnylou wrote: »

Just a quick stop - I have to rush off and start getting ready as Fiance is taking me out tonight and won't tell me where!!!

Lady M - That is a wonderful wonderful idea!!! A feel good book that is. I might have to steal that idea!! I am making myself a recipe book at the moment (I say at the moment it has taken me 4 months so far!!) lol but think that will be my next project. And then maybe I might get round to sorting out my photos too?

I thought that even if I can't control how sad and lonely I get sometimes I could at least try to empower myself and make myself feel better, even if it is only a tiny bit, Recipe book sounds cool. I tried to do that once but food and I don't have a great relationship.lol.
I love sorting through photos. Only more recent ones of friends and I though (well somewhat recent - a couple of years ago because I got worse) but I don't like looking through childhood ones as it brings back a lot of bad memories.

I just want to say thanks everyone for giving me a warm welcome into this thread and being supportive.

xx

weegie.geek

dawnylou wrote: »

WG - Thanks for that above post on how to break up sections of quotes, I never knew how to do that and didn't want to ask for fear of looking stupid!!

Hehe no probs.

LadyMorticia wrote: »

Thank you.
Nice to meet you Gary.

Do you have any plans for this evening?
I'm going to be tidying up I think. I had a "I don't know what to wear" day the other day so I have clothes over the floor.lol.

xx

Precisely no plans. I'll probably watch more MoH or a film or three.

I could be doing with tidying too, but tomorrow's sunday and sundays were made for tidying.

This place is a mess as well, but it's just my general untidiness. Not sure I've ever had an "i don't know what to wear" day. I've had plenty of "I don't care what I wear" days though. The days where you just put on the first thing that comes to hand, because you really don't give a !!!! how you look.

What about you, anything exciting?

LadyMorticia

weegie.geek wrote: »

Hehe no probs.

Precisely no plans. I'll probably watch more MoH or a film or three

Awesome.

I could be doing with tidying too, but tomorrow's sunday and sundays were made for tidying.

Ah, that is true. I might save mine until tomorrow then.lol.I can't be bothered to do it tonight. I'm lethargic.:rotfl:

This place is a mess as well, but it's just my general untidiness. Not sure I've ever had an "i don't know what to wear" day. I've had plenty of "I don't care what I wear" days though. The days where you just put on the first thing that comes to hand, because you really don't give a !!!! how you look.

I have a lot of days where I don't care what I wear but sometimes if I'm going out I try and make myself look relatively human. I fail most of the time but that's not the point. :rotfl:

What about you, anything exciting?

Nope. Just on here and ebaying. I might get a cuppa in a moment though in my Iron Maiden mug.

xx