I have had severe depression now for about 8 years. I have tried all kinds of medications and my depression waxes and wanes but it is always there. I wish that I could throw it in the river and just make it go away...float down stream and disappear. I am tired of changing meds an...
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Your Insights
HeyJude
Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 11:01 AMre: re: Your Insights
krzykim
Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 11:41 AMI'm sorry about your depression. I know the feeling all too well. But hang in there and like you said you can learn something from it and maybe be the next Abe Lincoln! You never know!! And I totally agree with you about how society should be more educated! I actually wrote a blog on myspace about BP and how so many people out there are ignorant and quick to judge. I think sadly that's why many people don't try to get help. They're ashamed and think it shows a sign of "weakness." I'm not ashamed to let people know I have a mental illness. Everyone just kind of wants to not talk about it and pretend it doesn't exist but it definately does. What is it, like 1 in 4 million people live with some type of mental illness.
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otterlo
Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 11:55 AMgood for you concerning your blog on myspace or youtube. It has taken a long time for gay people to be heard but they are finally getting heard. It will take mentally ill people uniting and sticking together. Thank you for your encouraging words!
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kpmcinto
Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 11:31 AMMy depression is horrendous too. I really like how you said you were going to start to listen to it instead of fighting it. I never really thought about it in that light before. Maybe the first step to being okay means accepting the illness and everything that comes with it. There are plenty of down sides...but, as you mentioned there are good sides as well. We are a very compassionate, empathetic group of people. We can understand and relate to other people's pain and, I think, are really good shoulder's to lean on in times of crisis. LOVE THAT POST!!!!
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otterlo
Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 12:31 PMThank you for your comments. I went a long time not accepting this illness and it got me no where. Acceptance is a must. I left the field of social work because of my illness but I once worked with drug addicts. The first step to their recovery was acceptance and putting down their shame. We have an illness and there is nothing to be ashamed of. I know that I do my best and I know that you do to. That is all we can do and we are good human beings. That counts for a lot. I see many people who lack in compassion and empathy. All human beings are not perfect, that is what makes us human. I was the biggest fan of the drug addicts I worked with. I sincerely wanted them to get better and I knew that odds were with them that they eventually would, if not in this treatment,then in another treatment. Any mistakes they made, were than and this was now. There is always the now. It has taken me along time just to accept the essential me...Pamela
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Hi Pamela.....What a wonderful post - you have given us lots to think about.
Your depression must be debilitating and frustrating. For myself, depression is the most difficult aspect to deal with. It's a hole that is hard to climb out of.
Sorry the meds are not working well for you. You and your doctor probably haven't found the combination/dosage that's right for you.
Yes, stigma still abounds - I pretty much try to ignore it (very hard to do) and chalk it up to ignorance. You are right, the gay community is, for the most part, out of the closet and doing well in society. They should be an example for us. It's just that MI is sooooo stigmatized. Radical changes are not likely to come in my lifetime. But we can hope.
Hope you figure out how to beat the depression.
Judy
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