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At the bottom

by  musicman53
Friday, May 16, 2008
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I don't remember ever not having depression, though for a long t...

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I feel I am at the bottom. My depression goes untreated because the side effects of the various antidepressants I've tried are horrendous. I am also recently unemployed and my wife is disabled and can't work. For the first time in 15 years, I have become suicidal.

I can't afford treatment....

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    Izzy14
    Friday, May 16, 2008 at 08:42 PM

    you know one thing for sure..most of us have been there and are there for days at a time...please keep making yourelf pick up that guitar....find happiness and peace anywhere that your able to..I myself have found solace in knitting and sewing..but; there are so many days that I HAVE to make myself start....that fetal position is only good for us when we we were babies...so think like a baby and take those little baby steps....try anything that will help you....I have been depressed and suffering for over 20 years..yes, I take meds...then I get use to them and they don't work..then the whole process starts again...it can be a living Hell.....but; just keep on and make beautiful music to give you and your dear wife peace....you know what they say as far as money goes....can't squeeze blood out of a turnip...and I am just as poor as you.....if we define prosperity in terms of dollars and cents....stay strong...izzy14     


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