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Though I have been in the mental health system since 1988, I was brought up in a family where our religion prohibited outside medical intervention. It made it very difficult for me to get outside help when I needed it. For me I was able to accept it, though the first few times I took pills, I swallo...

I also live with my elderly mother and know how difficult it can be to deal with depression and an aging parent. I have it easier though because my children are now adults, all I am responsible for is me. That is not true becaue even though I have a couple of other siblings it seems like mom's care ...

Thanks for your reply Amy. I am on permanent disability for a variety of reasons. I read my pdocs report on why I should get this designation. One reason was self-loathing so reading something about me, that is positive from someone, really gives me a lift. It turns out that my physical difficulties...

Liked your first post.

Short and to the point.

Bouncing Ball, It is not being self-indulgent for you to take the time to let us know a little bit about you (BTW you are not a freak). Look up at the top of your page it says "Depression Understood Forum".The title pretty well tells you that most of the people reading your postings, suffe...

Thanks for your kind words Amy. They mean a lot to me ordinarily, but this past week and a half have probably been a couple of the most difficult I have had to deal with. So by coming back and finding you a message that affirms my position as a decent person in the universe, helps a lot. My mania go...

Mimi, Myself, I fought going on facebook for a long time. The only reason that I signed up, was because my children had sites, and I was better able to keep up with what was going on in their lives. Plus got to see all their pictures. I don't go on very often. I only access my own account, and I gue...

Welcome Dragonfly, I haven't been in the Forum for over a week now. For part of it there were problems dealing with an organization that is very important to me, more recently it has been a physical problem where I ended up seeing 5 doctors, between a mediclinic, two hospitals, my gp and a specialis...

Thanks for your encouragement Amy. I have always tried to be a decent person and to have mom tell me that I am mean and things along that line really cuts me to the core. I am not great in the self-esteem department to begin with, and can't really afford to have that drop any lower. Then I don't thi...

Hi there, Thanks for your kind words regarding my last post. I looked back at it today and it seemed way to rational for how I am feeling now. I was actually wondering if it was really me who wrote it. Since my last posting it has been like I fell off the edge of a cliff. This time it is like I fell...

I am experiencing some insomnia tonight, so if my post doesnt' make much sense, just move on and make them just being ramblings of an old lady. I have gone past the young children stage, my children are adults and giving me grandchildren. I know that was a terribly tough time for me, and that I ofte...

I went for a couple or so years without drinking soft drinks of any kind. When I stopped that attitude towards drinking pop, I went back toi my coke with vegence. Since then I drink it very often. Went to the dentist once, he asked me if I smoked, I guess I had stained my teeth badly. Now I will dri...

I keep hearing on the news about all these studies that are being done on people who suffer from vary severities of mental illness. I must admit that sometimes I wonder where these people find they need to get this information done. I don't know what brainiac came up with the recent news in our pape...

I just took my pills. Last night I got to sleep ok, but it only lasted an hour or so. I felt awful for the rest of the night. Had to double them tonight. Hopefully that will work. I was told that if they didn't work the first night, increase the 5mg to 10mg the next night, then let it stay at that p...

It is funny that you mentioned, the apologizing part in your last post. I know that is a habit that I will never truly be able to kick. I am doing better at those kind of things though. If someone would ask me how I was doing, I would get the deer in the headlights look, because I was at a loss of h...