Rebuilding Relationships
Sue Bergeson
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Lost jobs, lost homes, lost families. As I travel the country and talk with my peers, I sometimes become overwhelmed by the amazing things people have lost-and the things we have survived. One young man told me about selling all of his possessions, giving away his dogs and driving out into the m...
This entry was posted on Thursday, July 19, 2007
acre1964
Friday, July 20, 2007 at 12:27 AM
The best advice I can give is keep pushing foward after mania or stupid things done. At the time they are done we have no idea what is reallity. We are forgiven by God and Jesus and we must keep pushing on. I was in and out of the hospital from 1992 to1995 about seven times. I kept wondering what I ever did wrong to have this happen to me.
I realize now it is just a part of life I had to go through to be a better person.I love to write and it is an outlet for me to remove any prolbems I have. I found when I wrote poems for me the next day I would see my answer in the poem kinda like a riddle for me to solve. Thinking postive and writing postive thought help lots.Try to write what would be your best day in your life and work from there. Like you would meet your true love and live happily ever after.
When I was in the hospital i would come back to reality in a few days after the meds. I thought the Lord sent me there to help others out of the Hospital. Like get them to talk about things they would not say to the staff. It did work for lots of people there and most of all I kept close to the staff. try not think of yourself and thing of someone elses need and your on the road to recovery. Just pick up the pieces of your shated life and go forward.
My two cents for the day
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Angie
Friday, July 20, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Sue,
I think the biggest thing I lost was me. I know that sounds incredibly selfish in light of those others. When first diagnosed and still deeply depressed and in a state of shock, the discharging physician gave me the web site for DBSA. It was my first source of information.
I was an RN with 20 years experience of managing the full gamut of humanity from birth to death. I was a rock. I was tough.
I lost my career. My ability to fully care for my kids. My ability to think, plan ahead, manage stress, my sense of humor, my confidence. My suicide plan gave me comfort in case it got too bad.
I didn't know me. She was weak and scared. She took lots of pills and was clumsy and shook and had anxiety attacks just driving to the grocery store.
Now two years later I am getting to know this new me. I am rebuiding a relationship with myself.
Angie
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G.J. Gregory
Friday, July 20, 2007 at 02:54 PM
It's truly amazing the stories people can tell if we're willing to listen. I have learned more from peers than I have from any medical professional. There are many people in our community who have been to hell and back, and they can teach us a lot if we let them.
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STARLA
Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 05:04 AM
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