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My sleep problems have started to become so pervasive that I had to go get new sleep meds yesterday. Tonight is the first night for me taking them, in the hope that they will give me some relief. I tended to get too wound up if I went on the computer too late. Just delayed my sleep more. I came in l...

Just a quick note to let you know that I am doing much better today. Am too embarrassed to totally to read my last posting of yesterday. My pdoc appointment, that I had been worrying about for a while, went well yesterday. His wife had told him that she had gone to some medical professional rating o...

Hi Amy, I am very careful about sharing how ECT worked for me, in places where I know that others tried, and it didn't. When someone gets to the point that ECT is strongly suggested, they have usually exhausted the med route. I sat beside someone in church, who it didn't work for. I know the despera...

I have been reading back on this thread. I certainly appreciate what Kita (my dog) did for my life and it is good to read others experiences where animals have helped them along. We are very fortunate, if at any point in our lives we receive unconditional love. I know that you have to be very, very ...

Thanks to those that sent good wishes my way. The emotion thing has really been something that I have had problems dealing with. I was pretty doped up on meds from 1988 to 2007. I must have been functioning enough, I was able to take care of a family. I know that there were times of deep, deep depre...

Thanks for your kind words Amy. Sometimes I feel like I cross the fine line of a story, becoming sappy. Loved Marley and Me. I went to see it when it first came out. Towards the end of the movie you could hear people starting to sniffle a bit. Think that by the end pretty well the whole audience cam...

It bugs the crap out of me when those close are scared when I seem happy. Or I guess it is just too happy to them. I can reason it out in my head because I was very ill a couple of years ago, and they are afraid that things might be repeated. I was numb for a lot of years. Numb enough that people wh...

Letting the rest of us know just what you have experienced in your life is not classified as rambling. It often seems that if someone can unload, in a safe place, they feel better and also the people that read getting a more clear idea of where you are coming from. I have found this to be a safe pla...

Glad you found this site. I agree that is an excellent place to come when you are feeling that you need to have someone listen. My mom was ill for a long time with depression, and I know how helpless I felt. Sometimes having someone you love so much, so terribly ill is one of the scariest things you...

Sorry it took me a while to get an answer to you on the differences between bipolarI and bipolarII. I certainly no expert but I can tell you what my experiences have been. When I first became ill they had a hard time deciding on a diagnosis. Settle on the bipolar II for me. In just talking about bip...

I admire you for being able to put down, in writing, what you want to do before while you are still here. I don't think that I could do that yet. Your list did give me things to think about since I have been fortunate enough to do some of those things. Makes me feel that I really hope that you get w...

Shopgirl, I am sorry that you have experienced the isolation of depression. Most of the time, when I try to share with people some stuff, I can tell by the look in their eyes that we are in the same room but they aren't listening to me. I am sure that if I would feel that I could share some of the f...

Have been away from the computer for the weekend. Found out after being away for a bit that I really did miss you guys. Suppose shows how comfortable I have become learing about all of you and also being able to share. It was kind of eerie somanycritters when I read your post. There are so many thin...

I was in a drugged state for too many years. I am not exaggerating in saying that there was a long period of time where I just sat in the corner and drooled. Another rant for another day. This was leading into the fact that I am now so grateful that I enjoy music. It is a direct result of being able...

Just a quick note. I had written my long missive, the previous message on my computer at home. When I was trying to send it the darn computer locked. I was going to the library anyway so decided to sit down at one of their computers and check and see if it went through. Glad I don't have to go throu...