Depression Support Thread

Chollita

Katie, I'm in Barcelona. I would say sunny Spain, but believe it or not, it hasn't been that sunny until today, we've had weeks of rain (though much needed as the reservoirs are VERY low).

ilovegreatdanes

fg....i always thought that psychiatrists were mealt to help ppl with probs exactly like yours.call me thick but do you have to have no mental stuff wrong to go and see one.surely they are the perfect ppl to see if you need help with depression, whichever form it takes.if seeing them makes the "patient" worse or suicidel then tell me what good are they at the job???btw, i think that further ed may be the way for you.maybe oh could give you a lift to help you.evening classes maybe to start you off or some qualification at the nearest college.have you thought about open university to start with then travel wouldnt be a prob??good luck.xx

LM....sounds like love to me or the start of it....just goes to show, he was under your nose all the time:T ....think you have your dad completely sussed and thats why hes panicing.you got your power back and he knows it.

alba....im just fair today.dh at work til 1am.is off then so prob will be off here for a few days as usual.hes very old skool re the depression so i dont waste time anymore cos you cant teach an old dog new tricks.

septemberb......i havent got a dog anymore and think its too soon for another.tbh, this is the longest we have been without one.its very strange and dh misses him when he gets home, espec at late shifts.
if im honest with myself ,i see alot of pros and cons to gettin another.
i dont miss the smell,the hairs, the dust, the slaver:eek: ,the poo shoveling in the garden:( and being tied in or not stayin out too late so i can get back to him.the feeding, getting up through nite to let him out,the walks in the rain, the vet bills, the hol kennel bills.
and thats on the plus side:rotfl: :rotfl: ....no seriously,cos dh works f/time and ds at skool. i was the one who always seemed to have to do everything and it grated sometimes.
he was a lovely dog and was asleep most of the time.i could go out for a few hours and he would never have done anything in the house...and he wasnt much trouble at all.we never wasted any food:D and he had a wonderful temperament.
thing that worries me is we would be lookin for a puppy and they are very hard work and it would be me who would have to end up staying in with it.dh doesnt like small breeds so theres aot of discipline involved.
so its easy for dh to say,..lets get another,cos hes not there to look after it and be tied.
just before we got charlie ,i said i wouldnt have another, then caved in for a quiet life....its like i want to keep everyone happy but i always end up makin myself miserable, iykwimwish i could stand up for myself and be honest and say what i want and to hell with the consequences..but i back out at the last minute and i hate myself for being like that.:mad:

god, another essay...off on a tangent again.:rotfl:
i find this stuff very self theraputic....but you are all thinking ..boring,waffling:o ...sorry.
thanks for listening...you are doin me the world of good.
love ilgd xx

LadyMorticia

Ilgd - I think you may be right.lol. but taking things slowly at the moment as Blade hurt me a lot so it's going to take a while to get use to things.lol.

When I was a child we had a dog called Patchy. He was lovely. When I was a toddler he used to jump in my playpen and protect me from my mum and dad. We lived in a block of flats and he wasn't well trained so used to poo on people's doormats and they complained to the council and he got taken away. I remember standing outside watching them take him away in the back of a car. I was only about 4 at the time. It felt like my best friend had been taken away. Since then we only had cats. I love cats.

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Chollita

BF is being a !!!!, he is SO overreacting to everything I say, I can't say or do anything right. Can't believe it's come to this, I don't know where the man I fell in love with has gone. Looks like his evil twin will be following soon, he is being HORRIBLE. Can things get any worse? And I got slated on another thread for NO reason at all, sometimes this place sucks.

septemberblues

Ilgd - I have two little dogs and they are a complete pain and a tie, it drives me nuts having to walk them always, especially when I am not well. But I love them and they love me, one of them is a complete love-sponge and I can kiss and cuddle her and she loves it and keeps coming back for more! I don't know if I would have another dog tho if anything happened to them.

Lan - with psychotherapists or counsellors, it can take a few months to feel comfortable or trust them, but (specially if they come with a recommendation from someone you know and trust) I think you need to give them at least 3 months before you decide to leave them. With my psychotherapist it has taken me nearly a year to finally open up and say what's really the problem, it was the same with the counsellor. So I think they are both long-term things and a big committment.

septemberblues

Chollita wrote: »

BF is being a !!!!, he is SO overreacting to everything I say, I can't say or do anything right. Can't believe it's come to this, I don't know where the man I fell in love with has gone. Looks like his evil twin will be following soon, he is being HORRIBLE. Can things get any worse? And I got slated on another thread for NO reason at all, sometimes this place sucks.

OOh yes, the threads can get very heated, this is the safest place to be. Just remember, they don't know you - so don't take it personally. Mind you, saying that, I do take it personally, so I'm too scared to post on other threads very often!

Tulip

LadyMorticia wrote: »

Course you haven't Katie hun.

I wish I had a good dad but I know I don't. He's always been more interested in women and being abusive to both my mother and I. Just the way it is I guess. I didn't get him a card last year, or the year before that. I haven't got him a card since I was 14 I don't think but I think I will send one this year because A)Even though he's hurt me I don't want to hurt his feelings by not getting him one and B)Anything to shut him up. :rotfl:
I have very conflicted feelings about my family. Maybe I need more therapy for that, :rotfl:

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ok thanks LM as the last thing I want to do is upset anyone with what I am saying

love and light,

Katie xxx

LadyMorticia

You could never upset me Katie. Nobody here could. Everyone here has seen me through some pretty rough times. I'd be so lost without you all and your continuing support****hugs****

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Tulip

I have watched some tv tonight,had a few tears after my physcologist came round and I went to bed to sleep as I am so drained after each session and she is proud of me as I opened up to her more today when I hadnt been before and I was less upset whilst talking as well.

I watched Home and Away and then later on I went for a walk along the seafront as it was so nice We have a Folk festival soon


love and light,

Katie xxx

septemberblues

Tulip wrote: »

I have watched some tv tonight,had a few tears after my physcologist came round and I went to bed to sleep as I am so drained after each session and she is proud of me as I opened up to her more today when I hadnt been before and I was less upset whilst talking as well.

I watched Home and Away and then later on I went for a walk along the seafront as it was so nice We have a Folk festival soon


love and light,

Katie xxx

Katie, whats a physcologist? Is it the same as a psychotherpist or counsellor?