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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 722393" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I am not sure what you are talking about, but I wikl take a stab at it, hon. It sounds like you are suffering from clinical depression and the usual anxiety that goes with it. I had that myself...have the tee shirt. I was in a psychiatric hospital for ten weeks back when they kept you until you got better. I put myself there because I was pregnant and knew I had to get better before I could take care of a baby. I learned a lot about clinical depression there...it is a medical condition, not caused by a life event. Now a life event can trigger it, but if the person goes from situational depression (caused by, say, a death) but are unable to cycle out of their grief, it then goes from situational to clinical.</p><p></p><p>There are physical symptoms with this. Common ones are an inability to eat normally, sleep problems (cant sleep or sleeps too much), crying spells, inability to do simple things, lack of enjoyment of things once enjoyed, odd body sensations, the feeling of being behind a wall or in a dream, and suicidal thoughts.Each person is unique. This type of debilitating depression almost always requires medical intervention, often medication. I have taken an antidepressant for decades. I think of it as a diabetic on insulin. I tried to fo without, but could not.</p><p></p><p>My antidepressant probably saved my life. No exageration. I tried every other method, except ECT. Therapy was right behind helping me, but therapy alone did not work for me. My depression was too severe. Too in my gut. Intractible.</p><p></p><p>I hate drugs. I have never bern drunk in my life. But I had no choice if I wanted to function. Not to mention many of our kids require medication. How can we expect them to take their medications if we wont take medications? I never understood that contradiction. Depression also triggers the delusion that you will feel this way forever. Not true.</p><p></p><p>There are new methods you can try too. I dont know much about them. One thing you cant afford to do is not see a psychiatrist. Depression to the degree you describe it is not weakness or something you can fix yourself...it is a potentially life threatening illness that requires treatment and compliance with the treatment.</p><p></p><p>Whether you stay or go (not sure what you mean by this) this alone will not help your illness.</p><p></p><p>I hope you seek medical help. Forget what "others" say...most people do not understand depression or any mental illness. They thik we can just make the depression go away and that depression is us feeling sorry for herself. "Buck up and stop feeling sorry for yourself" was somethingI often heard from the clueless.This is nonsense. Be good to yourself and take care of your illness. Dont talk about it to people who demean you. Talk about it to your therapist.</p><p></p><p>It is true that until you are better it is hatd to care for little ones so if you dot do it for you, do it for them.</p><p></p><p>It can get better. Today I am very content.</p><p></p><p>Please take care of yourself. I get it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 722393, member: 1550"] I am not sure what you are talking about, but I wikl take a stab at it, hon. It sounds like you are suffering from clinical depression and the usual anxiety that goes with it. I had that myself...have the tee shirt. I was in a psychiatric hospital for ten weeks back when they kept you until you got better. I put myself there because I was pregnant and knew I had to get better before I could take care of a baby. I learned a lot about clinical depression there...it is a medical condition, not caused by a life event. Now a life event can trigger it, but if the person goes from situational depression (caused by, say, a death) but are unable to cycle out of their grief, it then goes from situational to clinical. There are physical symptoms with this. Common ones are an inability to eat normally, sleep problems (cant sleep or sleeps too much), crying spells, inability to do simple things, lack of enjoyment of things once enjoyed, odd body sensations, the feeling of being behind a wall or in a dream, and suicidal thoughts.Each person is unique. This type of debilitating depression almost always requires medical intervention, often medication. I have taken an antidepressant for decades. I think of it as a diabetic on insulin. I tried to fo without, but could not. My antidepressant probably saved my life. No exageration. I tried every other method, except ECT. Therapy was right behind helping me, but therapy alone did not work for me. My depression was too severe. Too in my gut. Intractible. I hate drugs. I have never bern drunk in my life. But I had no choice if I wanted to function. Not to mention many of our kids require medication. How can we expect them to take their medications if we wont take medications? I never understood that contradiction. Depression also triggers the delusion that you will feel this way forever. Not true. There are new methods you can try too. I dont know much about them. One thing you cant afford to do is not see a psychiatrist. Depression to the degree you describe it is not weakness or something you can fix yourself...it is a potentially life threatening illness that requires treatment and compliance with the treatment. Whether you stay or go (not sure what you mean by this) this alone will not help your illness. I hope you seek medical help. Forget what "others" say...most people do not understand depression or any mental illness. They thik we can just make the depression go away and that depression is us feeling sorry for herself. "Buck up and stop feeling sorry for yourself" was somethingI often heard from the clueless.This is nonsense. Be good to yourself and take care of your illness. Dont talk about it to people who demean you. Talk about it to your therapist. It is true that until you are better it is hatd to care for little ones so if you dot do it for you, do it for them. It can get better. Today I am very content. Please take care of yourself. I get it. [/QUOTE]
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