10/23 - Messiah of Evil Monday!

[ChristopherASA]

Meds really help when you're really stuck. They don't have to be forever. I took anti depressants for about five of my teenage years. Then for about 3 years I took anxiety meds when I couldn't cope. Now I only keep emergency Xanax and have been med free for three years.

So that sounds like your system is finially giving up the depression thing. From what I've read, that frequently happens with younger people who suffer clinical depression: the brain "adjusts."

 

[Metallica]

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Does anyone recommend this survey?

 

[YAHU]

Once again, its just me personally, but I don't want to be ok with having a problem and not wanting to solve it. I imagine myself being on the edge of a cliff hanging there. I'd want to pull myself up, rather than taking meds and forcing my brain to be ok with me hanging off a cliff.

not trying to be insensitive or offensive... just how i feel

Same

 

[Roscoe E Goldchain]

https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Hacking-Change-Your-Good/dp/1501105655

this audiobook has also been helping me a little too

 

[PhantomCatt]

For me personally, I've always been depressed because of a certain problem (got rejected by a girl, got fired from a job, can't find a good job, parents think i'm a failure) . And I believe the best way to get over it, is to solve that problem (find someone new, get a better job, improve my life).

Once again, its just me personally, but I don't want to be ok with having a problem and not wanting to solve it. I imagine myself being on the edge of a cliff hanging there. I'd want to pull myself up, rather than taking meds and forcing my brain to be ok with me hanging off a cliff.

not trying to be insensitive or offensive... just how i feel

If you're hanging on the cliff... anyone would need a rope to help pull themselves back up. That's what meds help you do. They can make the transition a little easier. Once you get back on top and have learned habits to keep yourself there, you may not need the meds anymore. To me you're not forcing yourself to be ok with where you're at, you're helping yourself to be more focused instead of depressed so you can get back on track.

I don't think you're insensitive or offensive BTW. Medication isn't for everyone, but I would hate to see someone struggle when there might be a better/easier way. Some of it may be your perspective, and/or maybe there's a different way such as finding the right therapist to help you. IDK, I would recommend at least talking to your doctor.

 

[JenniLeigh]

So that sounds like your system is finially giving up the depression thing. From what I've read, that frequently happens with younger people who suffer clinical depression: the brain "adjusts."

I guess my brain didn't get the memo

 

[JenniLeigh]

For me personally, I've always been depressed because of a certain problem (got rejected by a girl, got fired from a job, can't find a good job, parents think i'm a failure) . And I believe the best way to get over it, is to solve that problem (find someone new, get a better job, improve my life).

Once again, its just me personally, but I don't want to be ok with having a problem and not wanting to solve it. I imagine myself being on the edge of a cliff hanging there. I'd want to pull myself up, rather than taking meds and forcing my brain to be ok with me hanging off a cliff.

not trying to be insensitive or offensive... just how i feel

Not being insensitive, just confusing being bummed out with clinical depression
That's awesome that you know, and have faith in yourself for getting out of it

 

[coffeeowl]

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[basketcasey]

Guys, remember we do have a Sad Pandas thread if anyone wants to delve further into these topics there. Lots of people going through similar issues there to lend support and offer information.

 

[YAHU]

If you're hanging on the cliff... anyone would need a rope to help pull themselves back up. That's what meds help you do. They can make the transition a little easier. Once you get back on top and have learned habits to keep yourself there, you may not need the meds anymore. To me you're not forcing yourself to be ok with where you're at, you're helping yourself to be more focused instead on depressed so you can get back on track.

I don't think you're insensitive or offensive BTW. Medication isn't for everyone, but I would hate to see someone struggle when there might be a better/easier way. Some of it may be your perspective, and/or maybe there's a different way such as finding the right therapist to help you. IDK, I would recommend at least talking to your doctor.

This is true,


but also over prescribing is an issue in the US

 

[Roscoe E Goldchain]

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[ElleWoods]

If you're hanging on the cliff... anyone would need a rope to help pull themselves back up. That's what meds help you do. They can make the transition a little easier. Once you get back on top and have learned habits to keep yourself there, you may not need the meds anymore. To me you're not forcing yourself to be ok with where you're at, you're helping yourself to be more focused instead of depressed so you can get back on track.

I don't think you're insensitive or offensive BTW. Medication isn't for everyone, but I would hate to see someone struggle when there might be a better/easier way. Some of it may be your perspective, and/or maybe there's a different way such as finding the right therapist to help you. IDK, I would recommend at least talking to your doctor.

To add onto this, depression is, in fact, chemical. Anyone who tells someone to "just solve a problem" isn't experiencing clinical depression. I've chatted with a lot of folks here about what's going on with us, and time and time again I hear (and true for myself as well) that I want to change, I TRY to change, but it just isn't happening. I had severe PPD with my second. I tried FOR A YEAR to "fix the problem" myself. I have a chemical imbalance. The only "solution" to my "problem" (it's not one btw) was getting on the right medication.

 

[Hotlamp]

Kind of worried about that tedlab. Haven't done one of those before.

 

[lina]

There is a bug: please make sure to select "Yes" for the question "Have you participated in any such speech tasks before?" to get it to work.

i had 'yes' selected. i actually had to choose 'select answer' to get it to submit haha

 

[Cara]

To add onto this, depression is, in fact, chemical. Anyone who tells someone to "just solve a problem" isn't experiencing clinical depression. I've chatted with a lot of folks here about what's going on with us, and time and time again I hear (and true for myself as well) that I want to change, I TRY to change, but it just isn't happening. I had severe PPD with my second. I tried FOR A YEAR to "fix the problem" myself. I have a chemical imbalance. The only "solution" to my "problem" (it's not one btw) was getting on the right medication.

this is an excellent point.

 

[C to the J]

Yep there is still no work.

 

[Blue]

Yep there is still no work.

eh?

 

[YAHU]

Yep there is still no work.

soooo.... how bout that demon kane

 

[jenaling]

To add onto this, depression is, in fact, chemical. Anyone who tells someone to "just solve a problem" isn't experiencing clinical depression. I've chatted with a lot of folks here about what's going on with us, and time and time again I hear (and true for myself as well) that I want to change, I TRY to change, but it just isn't happening. I had severe PPD with my second. I tried FOR A YEAR to "fix the problem" myself. I have a chemical imbalance. The only "solution" to my "problem" (it's not one btw) was getting on the right medication.

 

[coffeeowl]

i had 'yes' selected. i actually had to choose 'select answer' to get it to submit haha

Glad you got it to work! They are aware of the bug and mine has already approved from earlier.

 

[C to the J]

soooo.... how bout that demon kane

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