Depression...

**Toaster** · 5th May 2008, 12:38

morale in many places is low.

**vifferman** · 5th May 2008, 12:52

Originally Posted by Toaster

Might come as a surprise to some, but I have just been going through the same thing myself and am currently taking a long break from work to sort out my head and priorities.

Good luck with that, Mr Toaster. I hope it helps and you get well.

It's hard work sorting out your head - well, it is for me at least. I've been off antidepressants for over a year now, and I think I'm starting to come right. Every day is a challenge, but I was pleased in the weekend that smart-arse quips and jokes were popping into my head by themselves, so maybe I'm nearly back to my good ole (bad ole?) abnormal self.

**Toaster** · 5th May 2008, 13:08

Originally Posted by vifferman

Good luck with that, Mr Toaster. I hope it helps and you get well.

It's hard work sorting out your head - well, it is for me at least. I've been off antidepressants for over a year now, and I think I'm starting to come right. Every day is a challenge, but I was pleased in the weekend that smart-arse quips and jokes were popping into my head by themselves, so maybe I'm nearly back to my good ole (bad ole?) abnormal self.

Cheers mate. Here's to being abnormal again!! hehe!

**Subike** · 5th May 2008, 13:08

Hello all you guys!
Its raining out side
the fire is going,
The dishes are piled up and I have no work for another week!
SHIT!
Wondering if my savings will last, need to fill the fuel tank, wood shed, and food cuboard.
But I AM ALIVE!
I could allow the sadness to get in....it tries...sleep wants to race away from me at 100mph! but a good Hot COCO seems to bring it back..
And a hottie on my toes. The darkness finally captures the zzzzzzz's
Yeap the fresh air out here is great, just full of water in it at the moment.
Gotta mow the lawns and wash the windows too.
But all these things are just what is around me.
In side? the battle rages, two sides of arguments that fight in my mind.
I shut one down and the other comes up.
So turn up the music, whislte with the bird, wish I still had me dog.
I am Board ...and that allows all the negatives to flow in.
But I will last today, and tomorrow too, as each day is a blessing when its spent above the ground.
I will be thinking of you all, as I know you will be thinking of me now. So our collective thoughs are positive, We will get there.
And the weather will clear, the roads will dry, and we can all go for that mind clearing ride.

**vifferman** · 5th May 2008, 13:14

Originally Posted by Subike

... wish I still had me dog.

Yeah, dogs are good. So loyal and accepting.

**glice** · 5th May 2008, 16:38

dont know if its been said in here already (was taking too long to read all of in).

how do you help a family member with depression who wont admit theres an issue and wont talk about it?

**avgas** · 5th May 2008, 16:59

Jeepers this place got depressing.
One thing i found it hard to do - but when i figured it out was to take everything you think of and flip it round. A depressed mind is like a 3 year old in quicksand (sorry for the analogy but it is), the more scared it gets the more they move, the more they mover the sadder they get, the more sadder the more scared.......
Yes times are hard - but your still here.
Yes work sucks - but your still able to work.
Yes your friends are gone - but you had a bloody good time with them before they left.
Yes you family is gone - but they left you behind to carry on their memory.
Yes all the money is gone - but the greed has as well.
This is not the misfortune of you life - this is the challenges that you life will triumph. You write the book, not read it. You must keep telling yourself that.
Luv ya all and know i'm huggin ya all right now.

Stew

**Grub** · 5th May 2008, 17:25

This is an OSH issue! Isopropyl Alcohol is a poison. Not to alarm you or anything ...

- According to the US Occupational Safety & Health Dept ... "may cause central nervous system depression at very high concentrations [Hathaway et al. 1991]."

- According to Yahoo Answers ... "See a doctor or go to a rehab before you compromise your life."

- According to Paranoia Drug Informations Server "Effects may include reduced memory and concentration, personality changes (withdrawal, irritability), fatigue, sleep disturbances, reduced coordination, and/or effects on nerves supplying internal organs (autonomic nerves) and/or nerves to the arms and legs (weakness, "pins and needles")."

So it's nasty stuff, you should be reporting your exposure, make sure it is part of a written record and possibly making sure it is notified outside of your employer. You may need these records for later

**Citroenjunkie** · 5th May 2008, 19:39

If you have a headache you get asprin, if you cut yourself you get a plaster, if you are hungry you find food, if you have an accident you phone for an ambulance...

If you are depressed ask for help! Go and see your GP and say, "I am depressed, help me!"

Take the tablets and allow yourself to get better. I sometimes wonder if my "happy pills" are any more than placebos and sometimes I take them and offer a prayer of thanks.

The scary, obsessive voice that used to drive me nearly bonkers is only a faint memory. I now know that it can be overcome, and I also know that I never need to go back that deep, that far that low.

I now have a partner, a great job, a happy, balanced, great life and I honestly believe that if I hadn't asked for help I'd be an inscription on a brass plaque.

The hardest part is to open your mouth and say "Help", but you can do it...you MUST!

**buellbabe** · 6th May 2008, 07:42

Hey Grub,
Talked to my boss this morning and told him how it was affecting me. I was stuck in that room for 3 hours yesterday arvo and then this morning they gave me another 22 A4 scans to do. F**K!

I can actually feel my throat becoming irritated. Feel like crap this morning. I told the boss not to expect the scans in a hurry cos I will be going for frequent walks to get fresh air LOL.

And yeah, I know its NOT a laughing matter.

Subike, thanks for sharing your thoughts with us... and yep, I will be thinking about you now