Depression...

[tipper]

I believe I can get over this depression eventually..

you could start by losing that awful signature - a good place to start is to fix little things at a time - answerphone messages, clothing, exercise, family or friends, fresh air, funny movies, new hobbies; all basic stuff, but it does work, if you work at it.
Focus on your negative feelings and they will persist.

[Ocean1]

Late as usual...
Read the lot, for reasons which should be obvious.
I'm proud to live in a place where things like this thread happen.
Thank you.

[Curious_AJ]

wow you read the lot... ups to you... and this thread has some good people who give REALLY good advice I have found... ITs a great thread...

[Busy]

Is a good thread and I hope it helps folks out, even if only to help understand a little.

I found my 'Reputation' thingy the other week, and someone reckons I'm a loser for my posts so I'll take that as my cue to depart from this thread.
I have no idea who it was as I don't have enough posts yet, then again I guess I don't really care. Each to their own ...

Keep smiling, it confuses people

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

Is a good thread and I hope it helps folks out, even if only to help understand a little.

I found my 'Reputation' thingy the other week, and someone reckons I'm a loser for my posts so I'll take that as my cue to depart from this thread.
I have no idea who it was as I don't have enough posts yet, then again I guess I don't really care. Each to their own ...

Keep smiling, it confuses people

The person who red repped you is the real loser. Coward as well - report it to a Mod.

Anyway who has shared about their depression on this site is a winner and very courageous. Your posts have been amazing and I would urge you to keep contributing.

I think I am about to have a ride in an ambulance now. Doc said if my peak flow got as low as 250 I had to go to hospital. I think why bother. Just stay in the comfort of my own home.

[Kittyhawk]

Late as usual...
Read the lot, for reasons which should be obvious.
I'm proud to live in a place where things like this thread happen.
Thank you.

Good on ya for reading the lot!

Is a good thread and I hope it helps folks out, even if only to help understand a little.

I found my 'Reputation' thingy the other week, and someone reckons I'm a loser for my posts so I'll take that as my cue to depart from this thread.
I have no idea who it was as I don't have enough posts yet, then again I guess I don't really care. Each to their own ...

Keep smiling, it confuses people

Busy, dont worry about the rep someone gave you. There will always be someone out there who will be childish over something. Dont take it to heart. There is alot of support on this thread and some wonderful people on KB.
Some will never understand the darkness of others. Unless you've been in that dark then you can share.
Pm me anytime you need anything, Im here for ya.
Hugs.

[Ocean1]

The person who red repped you is the real loser. Coward as well - report it to a Mod.

Anyway who has shared about their depression on this site is a winner and very courageous. Your posts have been amazing and I would urge you to keep contributing.

I think I am about to have a ride in an ambulance now. Doc said if my peak flow got as low as 250 I had to go to hospital. I think why bother. Just stay in the comfort of my own home.

Because you know better, avoid it now and it'll bite you on the arse later. Be a good girl and sort it out now.

[Curious_AJ]

yeah, i got red repped a while ago for saying something in here... all they said was "fart noises" ....

and i dont know why....

but oh well, i had a "HAH!" and moved on...

[ManDownUnder]

I think I am about to have a ride in an ambulance now. Doc said if my peak flow got as low as 250 I had to go to hospital. I think why bother. Just stay in the comfort of my own home.

On one hand it's none of my business... on the other I'm concerned knowing your health and possibly life are at risk. Funny how strangers can care for one another via the web isn't it?

And yet we do...

[Curious_AJ]

ofcourse! kb is a loving and caring place!

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

I'm back from hospital - they turfed me out at 2am into the cold. Anyway I may do a new thread on that "experience". My worst fear during my darkest days of depression is that they would put me in a psyche unit. Now I have visited the ones in Welly and the one in Hastings and for me - if you stuck me in there I would be suicidal!! Last year they suggested I have a wee rest in there - I told them most emphatically where they could stick their wee rest and just how far. I was not going to be drugged up in a bed all day. I knew what I had to do.

[ManDownUnder]

I'm back from hospital - they turfed me out at 2am into the cold. Anyway I may do a new thread on that "experience". My worst fear during my darkest days of depression is that they would put me in a psyche unit. Now I have visited the ones in Welly and the one in Hastings and for me - if you stuck me in there I would be suicidal!! Last year they suggested I have a wee rest in there - I told them most emphatically where they could stick their wee rest and just how far. I was not going to be drugged up in a bed all day. I knew what I had to do.

Sounds liek a good move. Something I'm learning from a couple of people is that basic instincts on what works and what doesn't seem to be reasonably accurate. Compound that with the ability to take someone else with you to visit the facility and get a second opinion on it if you wanted to check it out.

There was no urgency to go "have a wee rest" was there? I'd be surprised if there was. If not -delay that decision till you know for sure.

In fact I'd go further and confirm what apsects of the facility would provide that restful state, and see how many of them would be delivered by... a trip to Fiji, or a friend's house... or... you see where I'm going with this.

My problems with institutions of any kind is their inability to deliver targetted anything. They need to be set up for the masses, and as such need to deliver a general service - generally good for everyone, but not 100% on the money for anyone.

I'm NOT belittling the job done by the psyche nurses, docs etc. They do a job that would challenge most I suspect, but for high function individuals I would encourage you to introspect. Consider what's on offer, especially (BMW) in the case of an apparently debilitating/vegetating treatment.

I'm not qualified to say any of this but... common sense kinda suggests it's not ideal.. surely?

[vifferman]

Whelp, I'm really farkt if I know what to do now.
I visited the psychkitriatrist on Monday, forked over $300, and he gave me a prescription for Epilin (epilepsy medication!) which I've been too scared to take. He was pleasant enough, but looked about 102, and I found it a little hard to relate to him. I was hoping for someone who could perhaps ask me the right questions and get me to say the right things, so we could between us sort out what my problem is. I'm convinced it's mostly psycho/neurochemical, with some elements of psycological (which become irrelevant when I'm functioning/feeling OK). Talking about it helps, but I can't talk to my wife any more, as she's convinced it's primarily attitudinal/situational and the neurochemical aspect is secondary. I'm sure it's the other way around, as when I was first diagnosed, there were no situational things going on - I just felt "waves of sadness" for no reason at all.

At the moment, I'm semi-functional (my brain works most of the time), but I feel terrible emotionally, and feel realy farkn awful in the mornings (both physically, mentally and mood wise).

I'm not sure whether to give the Epilim a go, as it may just complicate things. I feel (mostly) like me at the moment, I'm just struggling a lot, and I'm worried things could degenerate to where I can't make rational decisions and give up. I think talking to a therapist/psychologist or another psychiatrist might be useful, but I dunno where/who to go to. A crazy friend of mine said I should talk to her therapist, but the sheet of bumf she gave me was so wanky and waffly it put me right off.

Gaahhh!!!

[Ocean1]

I'm back from hospital - they turfed me out at 2am into the cold. Anyway I may do a new thread on that "experience". My worst fear during my darkest days of depression is that they would put me in a psyche unit. Now I have visited the ones in Welly and the one in Hastings and for me - if you stuck me in there I would be suicidal!! Last year they suggested I have a wee rest in there - I told them most emphatically where they could stick their wee rest and just how far. I was not going to be drugged up in a bed all day. I knew what I had to do.

Glad you got that sorted, even if it they don't help much at the time it's a safer place to be than home at times. If they turfed you out later don't take it too personal, they had zero beds to spare last night (that time of year an' all). I like to hope they wouldn't have if you were still at risk.

[Ocean1]

What do we think of this then?:

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