Depression...

[vifferman]

The instances of suicide in the western world has dropped fairly dramatically over the last few years in direct proportion to depression prescription drug use.

Is that a good thing?

[Ocean1]

Peace dude, any life at all means choice, a chance. If there's a reason we're here it's rooted in the possible. The alternative means abandoning any posibility at all. You've already educated me today, take the small things from life, they're worthwhile too.

For what it's worth the doco did draw the link between mild epileptic type symptoms and depression, have you decide to try the Epilim? Not pushing, just saying maybe your ancient doc had a clue he didn't bother sharing with you, older guys tend not to explain themselves too much. Don't be too hard on the system, I know you haven't had much luck so far but any health pro will tell you prescribing for depression is a lottery, they just keep trying until they find something that works.

[vifferman]

I was going to try the Epiloon today, but was running late, so rather than get another ticket, I made it to work on time and didn't take anything.
Not even vitamins or anti-oldphart stuff. Plus one of the oft-quoted side-effects is weight gain, and I still haven't rid myself of the Effexor-generated crud around my middle.

I know what the root of most of my rootedness is now - figured it out last night.

I'm lonely.

I've always had to work very, very hard at making/keeping friends, and currently don't have anyone I'd call a real friend.
Apart from my wife, and there are things I can't share with her, or that are a waste of time talking about, as we have habitual ways of communicating that mean some issues never get resolved.
Or there's things she doesn't doesn't hear.
Or doesn't know how to deal with. I guess that's where a psychoquack of some sort would come in.

I feel lonely nearly all the time, but especially at work.

Is there a pill for that?
Maybe if I was schitzophrenic I wouldn't be alone.

[Ocean1]

I was going to try the Epiloon today, but was running late, so rather than get another ticket, I made it to work on time and didn't take anything.
Not even vitamins or anti-oldphart stuff. Plus one of the oft-quoted side-effects is weight gain, and I still haven't rid myself of the Effexor-generated crud around my middle.

I know what the root of most of my rootedness is now - figured it out last night.

I'm lonely.

I've always had to work very, very hard at making/keeping friends, and currently don't have anyone I'd call a real friend.
Apart from my wife, and there are things I can't share with her, or that are a waste of time talking about, as we have habitual ways of communicating that mean some issues never get resolved.
Or there's things she doesn't doesn't hear.
Or doesn't know how to deal with. I guess that's where a psychoquack of some sort would come in.

I feel lonely nearly all the time, but especially at work.

Is there a pill for that?
Maybe if I was schitzophrenic I wouldn't be alone.

Got a few here already mate.
Sounds simple don't it, collect a few friends and figure out what to do with 'em. What are you going to do about it?

[vifferman]

Sounds simple don't it, collect a few friends and figure out what to do with 'em. What are you going to do about it?

I don't see the point of doing anything about it.

[yod]

I don't see the point of doing anything about it.

well you have a viffer, so that automatically makes you my friend

[more_fasterer]

well you have a viffer, so that automatically makes you my friend

What 'e said.

[vixter]

feeling depressed today

[vifferman]

feeling depressed today

must be the weather.

[McJim]

feeling depressed today

Give my missus a call and go for a blat on the bikes.

[KATWYN]

I'm lonely.

I've always had to work very, very hard at making/keeping friends, and currently don't have anyone I'd call a real friend.

I feel lonely nearly all the time, but especially at work.

.

Maybe you are trying to hard? In a weird kinda way ,trying to hard can make people uncomfortable....as it exhibits an aura of "needyness"

I'm not saying this is you by any means, i'm just giving comment to the statement of "trying to hard"

[vifferman]

Maybe you are trying to hard? In a weird kinda way ,trying to hard can make people uncomfortable....as it exhibits an aura of "needyness"

I'm not saying this is you by any means, i'm just giving comment to the statement of "trying to hard"

I think it may be a different aura. Maybe they can sense the demons...
Or maybe people just instinctively know I'm a dick.

Anyway, although feeling lonely all the time is a big problem at the moment, it's not the most pressing/urgent one.

[buellbabe]

We all have our good and bad days...sometimes when i have a crap day at work and just feel like vege-ing and feeling sorry for myself I get home and am greeted by 2 dogs who think the sun shines outta my butt and its pretty hard NOT to feel good about that.
For me getting outside with the dogs and REALLY clearing my head is a wonderful tonic. Its a proven fact that any exercise will boost those wee feel good hormones and another fact I heard just the other day is that exercise really does help you think more clearly so its easier to put things in perspective eh?
I avoid riding when I am feeling down/negative/angry... aggressive combined with motorcycle...its not a good mix for me!

[KATWYN]

I think it may be a different aura. Maybe they can sense the demons...
Or maybe people just instinctively know I'm a dick.

Anyway, although feeling lonely all the time is a big problem at the moment, it's not the most pressing/urgent one.

A piece of advice.....stop calling yourself a "dick"

Think of something positive about yourself.....just one thing. Focus on that positive characteristic, swap the construction of "dick" (thats in your mind at the moment) to this new word....whatever it may be.

What is a positive characteristic about yourself??

[Karma]

I know what the root of most of my rootedness is now - figured it out last night.

I'm lonely.

Isn't everyone? Life ain't like some episode of friends where we all go on holiday to vegas and have lots of laughs. When you ever see those fuckers go to work eh?

People need to stop trying to make their life look like the bullshit on TV and just deal with what you've got.