Monday, February 22, 2010
I have, off and on over the years suffered from depression. I also have friends, family, and loved ones, who have suffered from it. Some still do. I have found the sorce of my problem and eliminated it. It was braught on by an imbalanced thyroid. I found that I had thyroid cancer. I have sence recovered and now have zero depression and take no meds except my thyroid replacement. It was like a mirrical! Never been so happy to have a disorder befor but when I found that I had thyroid cancer it was a relief. To have an aswer to my suffering was a dream come true. I now feel amazing! I remember like it was yesturday though, the feelings of savear depression. I want to save the world from it!!!!
It's nice to hear a story like yours - sorry you had thyroid cancer, but at least you found the source of your depression. For most people, though, I don't think it's that simple. We don't all have thyroid cancer. Depression is sometimes a complex thing, being part brain chemistry, maybe part genetic, and some situational. We're all wired differently and will react differently to things. Many of us have been dealing with depression for most of our lives - and we don't have thyroid cancer or other deficiencies that can be easily fixed.
Perhaps your story will motivate someone to get a physical and rule out things like thyroid disorders or other disorders, so thank you for sharing that with us.
Don't get me wrong. I summed up my problem for the sake of going on an on and on about me, but I did struggle for MANY years with seariouse depression! Some situational from child abuse, some from abusive relationships. Some from chemical imbalances, some probably harreditary because I see it in my sisters and my mom is on meds for seriouse depression. I also have post tramatic stress disorder from the abuse and my mom suffers greatly from that! My point wasn't that I think everyone has thyroid problems and they could just get it fixed and be all better. I still have plenty to be depressed about but I have been given tools to help me coap. I just ment, for what ever reason, although possably different. I have been there! and know it's a roller coaster. I feel your pain. I am compassianate about what you are going through and I want to reach out and give everyone here a cyber hug and say, I love you, God loves you, It will get better! Someone cares, lean on me, and I hope I can give someone out there some ideas of things to help them coap. Things that helped me in times of trouble. I had years of councelling and experiances that I didn't learn from at the time because I wasn't listening all the way but now I get it and I think it is my duty to share some of my experiances with others to lift them up and give them Hope!