I don't know... years ago when I first went to a doctor about depression and the effexor fortunately started to work and work quickly I told the doctor (on a visit after the drugs had been working for some time) that my mood was probably 5 or 6 on a scale of 1 to 10. He suggested a higher dose. I didn't want to, he wondered why I would be... Read more
Today I was puttering around with my budget (again) determined to make my desire to own a home come true by the end of next year. I sat down and reviewed some things and realized.... it has taken me a very long time to get THERE... to that place where I believe the future is something worth planning for. Where I can actually look forward to... Read more
This was a duplicate- so go ahead move along, nothing to see here :)
Over the years I used the "don't open it" mechanism of dealing with bills I couldn't pay or other things I didn't want to face. The "drop" letter from school, the missed doctors appointments, too job interview I missed....
I always told myself it was a money issue, I WAS broke, that was true. But not dealing with problems,... Read more
I feel that I have probably lived with depression since I was a small child. I never was quite like other people. Despite knowing from early on that depression IS a medical problem, not just "all in one's head" and my ability to completely support the idea that someone would get medical help for it, I never took my own advice. I was in my... Read more