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that's so nice nullpointer. my entourage ofter forgets to say nice things like this and I go off on tagents of self-depreciation and guilt. I am touched by your simple expression of appreciation.
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Thanks y'all. I'm glad you're here!
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hi gabs, I really am hoping you have some luck with finding a doctor with the same vision as you have. It is a good feeling when the person helping you heal sees your needs and hears your concerns. Good luck. Nullpointer, I have had many days like that. Also a depersonalization, a way the brain finds an escape. I am not really like that, i am not really living this, the real me is somewhere back hear this is someone else. Reality becomes the illusion. For me it is a question of anxiete and control. If I do not have absolute! 100%! control of every minute detail of the situation, well I have fallen into chaos. I know faulty logic, but is it faulty feeling? I kknow the minds wandering into the realm of maybe I am poisoning myself slowly and I am at death's door (so long as I did not suffer I was happy to walk right in some nights). So I know that sometimes the mind plays tricks on us. The pain and the confusion get to be to much and the brain looks for an escape. Check with your doctor that this might not be a reaction to the meds... asways a good place to start (I have to be careful that my effexor does not trigger a manic state). If all checks out, perphaps the meds are giving you the chance to learn better understanding of a more even emotional reaction. THe meds are allowing you to put a bit of distance between your Ms's anger and yourself. I have a question for you... You ask what if I have to take meds for the rest of your life... and what will this do to you is the answer is positif? will you consider yourself changed? less the person you are right now meds without the knowledge of how long? will you be less the person your were without meds and falling ill? There really is a stigma attached to this illness. You have to come to terms with your self-impressions and how you define yourself. THen you can answer: what if you have to take meds for the better part of your life?
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Hi Null! You sound like my daughter with the "what if" game. You're good at torturing yourself that way. It's the negative voices. My boyfriend is one of those "practical" types. He's always stressing that "It is what it is, and it ain't what it ain't." It helps me to focus sometimes. At least as far as relationships are concerned. It reminds me to take a good look at what I actually do have, instead of fear what may become of it. Working with a really awesome new therapist. I've been living in fear, worried about what might happen to the extent of missing out on all of the blessings I have now. And it it ain't, no burying my head in the sand, it ain't.
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Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Anyone have a good weekend? Mine was OK. Y'know I was feeling great for most of it, but the Ms. got onto me pretty bad for a while Saturday evening. It wasn't all bad though because I usually get extremely upset and argue and then I feel really sad, worthless & despondent for a week or two. This time I just listened, said OK and went out and washed the car. If nothing else, I feel good about handling a bad situation better. What if it's just the medicine though? In reality maybe I am still the same as always. It might just be an illusion. What if the medicine stops working? What if I have to take it for the rest of my life? What if I keep feeling good about myself and in reality I am still a loser? What if this stuff turns out to be some sort of poison and it kills me while I'm feeling good. Maybe I am just fooling myself and I really am not doing any better at all.
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Thanks Kera7 Today got better thank god, but i now feel agitated and anxious again so your positive vibes definately reached me. Will pray and think of you and try to send some positive energy back to you. Everyone is in bed sleeping and this time of night is awful for me, just turned midnight here in U.K. I just wish the sleep would come. I feel sure I could cope with the day better if I wasnt so tired and irritable. Have agreed with my husband though that I will change my regular Doctor as 1. He is not regular, I invariably end up seeing a stand in. 2. He had had me on a cocktail of drugs that are apparently unsuitable. Luckily have a new spinal surgeon who suggested this so hopefully will have some support from the new dr with my depression.
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Hi Gabs. I'm having that kind of day too. I woke up in a good mood. So far though I've had 2 crying jags. I'm tired of feeling this way. Tired of feeling alone. I know that ultimately I am the one to bring myself out of this, but I just don't seem to have the willpower to even try. I can always do stuff for somebody else when needed. I don't know why I won't pull it together for myself, why I feel I'm not worthy enough. I guess I should work on the actual homework and not surrender. Ya know, I'll try to pull myself up again. I'm gonna tell my off-kilter brain that it's for you and a way to send good karma your way. Our significant others may not get it, may not understand, or simply be too tied up in their own worlds to be brave enough to take a look into ours, but we're all here on this board together. Somehow, it'll be OK. We've gotten this far. How many seriously depressed people didn't make it before they started to get help? We're lucky. Depression didn't claim us yet. We're strong - you have to be to survive to this point. I hope you can get the rest you need and deserve. I pray you feel the support and kindness I'm sending out to you. Kera (Kelly)
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Gabs, No doubt a lack of sleep may be affecting your mood. It may be helpful to you to journal today and get all your feelings out on paper. If the family meeting helped a lot the last time, maybe it's time for another one? Be assertive. Tell them how their behavior is hurtful and in a very calm, direct manner reiterate your needs. Coming up with a plan together may also be helpful. Set goals and schedule dates to do the work together. Make it a team effort! Hope this helps. Hang in there. Danielle, Bilingual Support Specialist
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whoosh, the low has come back big time. Why why why. I am taking my meds. Last night I watched the hours go by and just couldnt sleep.5 am and I was still clock watching. This morning I got up and my husband made me some tea and i just started crying, shouting. I was angry that I felt like this. Angry that although we had the big family talk and all were going to be supportive it seems to me in my irrational thoughts, that its all talk no action. What has happened to their active presence to help me with pleasant activities? i have been trudging through this misery as always alone. I know it is me that needs to do the work to get well but why do they promise to help then do nothing. It just makes me feel let down and worse than before. They were going to learn about my illness. Have they bothered to? Far to busy for that. I feel let down and hurt. I know the 'meeting was only a week ago and I should give them a chance but i am struggling day by day. My luxury is not wow lets do something nice next month. Next month might as well be next year. i know I am being unrealistic, but cant help/stop these thoughts. Nobody cares, thats how I feel. They just want me to pop back to normal. Its not a cold. I cant get over this in a couple of days. My guess is that as they spoke to me on my good day they think I am over it. what is happening, why am I so angry, i feel agitated, tired, exhausted by all of this. Its just too big a struggle to keep going.
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Hi, Thanks for the encouragement. i am trying to work session 3 but it is slow going, keep having to go back to session 2. Have persuaded husband to go out to lunch tomorrow as my activity. Will make me put on some make up instead of just slothing around the house. Really cant be bothered as food is not the pleasure it once was but i know that i must make the effort. Will enjoy once i get out and hopefully can encourage my son and his girlfriend to join us. Have organised some things for every other day next week so i am trying hard. At the moment have to give myself a day in between as I dont know how my back and mind will hold up.

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