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its hard to see the one you care most about hurting like that. you tend to blame yourself for not knowing how to help better, etc. yor love and devotion to her will keep her spirits up, and that is the best medicine of all

jeanne, if you need to get out, dont substitute one stress for another..go out...go feed the ducks or hit an arcade or go see a movie..get some _me_ time.

lisa, you are not dragging anyone down. we are free to choose to read or not read the posting. if your meds are not working, perhaps you shoud talk to your pdoc about it. as far as your depression getting worse, perhaps yu should talk to your pdoc about going IN voluntarily. i have been IN a few tim...

if you are living in the states, you can go to your county/parish social services offr ice and request a list of sliding scale clinics/doctors that will help you for little or no cost, according to what you tell them you can afford.

most meds take anywhere from two weeks to two months before YOU notice a difference. usually those aroun you will notice it first. if you have questions on a specific med, you really should see your pdoc.

mheart, life is often not so much a mater of what is right or what is wrong, but a matter of what IS. other than the military, i seemed to drift from one job to another about every three years. its annoying and frustrating, but i am at a point in my life that i do my own work now, an my time is my o...

lowdown, welcome home. you are a part of our family now, and i hope you come often to vent, share, and help. this is who we are, a group of people that have had similar experiences to yours. it sounds to me like you are blaming yourself in part for not having had a good childhood, for your brother b...

ken, you and i have known each other over a year now, and we have always jumped in to help each other out. this time is no exception. i ave been trying to do work here in the forumsw, prep everyuthing for packing and moving to louisiana, and dealing with the cataract thing. taht's my excuse for not ...

cat, your life is not uninteresting. i see in your text a warm and caring soul that has been hurt many times, and is now afaid to make new friends, and prefers to be a loner at this time. it seems safer that way. since you have identified your issues as yo usee them, it's now time for you to get a f...

kali, i had an ex like that. she would go through mood swings, and when feeling really good, not take her meds, and when she hit a low, the med level in her system wasnt enough to help her. once your wife is stabilized on her meds and she has the right med level, those rough downswings wont last as ...

whoa whoa whoa, back up there. he doesnt want kids because yo uare not finnancially ready, but he wants a cycle? uhh...sould like he is eithr not mature enough for kids, or he just doesnst want kids. hon, he needs help to overcome this. personally i would tell him no kids, no bike, and see what he d...

friend,i too am LdS, or at least a jack-mormon, and i hope i can give you some insight and help. you already have confessed to us your dealings, and to an extent that wil help you on you way. for what comfort this can give you, i forgive you of this. you have taken the first step. now i have to wond...

awww kessy, hugs. you still get the last laugh tho; he will eventually break up with his boyfriend, while you will find someone that deserves you and your love. hugs

yeah jeanne itwas weird, and looking back it cracks me up that no one was able to put it all together. my VA doc saw my test results, and i noted with him my elevated liver levels. that was when my pdoc told that it was oliekly the source of my depression. he was right, and 13 years later i am on a ...

glad you made it here cat. hugs and welcome