I was just informed that i have major
depression issues. I am really
anti-social, but on the computer i can be
okay. I dont like doctors or therapists,
they make me scared, I want to get over
this by myself, but I dont know if I can.
I need help. I am scared and i dont know
why I am here, was i supposed to go long
ago. i feel empty, like a shell long ago
deserted. I feel... broken. like some one
took the happy part of me long ago. I just
need someone to understand. some one to
help.
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loueygirl13
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 8 Location: ,
Posted: 10-06-07 20:26pm
im here i have depreshion probs 2 hun , i
have ansiety attacs all the time they get
so bad that i go to the hospitle i ad 1 2
day but i didnt go to the hospitle.....
my life i feel like is caca to me ... my
bf dumps me i find out that i will never
meat my dad ...he died , i was molesed wen
i was lil and about a year ago i was
raped, wow that was so open ..... i go to
a conceler 3 times a week just bc of the
night mares i have .......im only 16
........i sholdnt b stressed about these
things at my age but im forced to face
them i thing about sueside all the time
... how meany ppl will miss me ? i know
what u r goen thro
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AaronS
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 15 Location: ,
Posted: 10-06-07 21:23pm
I understand completly. I have never been
to anyone thats told me im depressed. But
I also feel like the part of me I want to
show died long ago. I dont know how well I
can help you, because I dont know anything
about you. But if youd like to tell me
more, I can try. Hope to get a reply..
To loueygirl...
Id miss you, so count me to your list..
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5542 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
Thanks: 89
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Posted: 10-06-07 21:41pm
I know you said you don't like doctors or
therapists, but really, give it a try!
Just remember that you are paying them.
Shop around and find a therapist who you
really trust and like, don't settle with
whoever you get your first appointment
with. They really can help, I promise,if
you take the time to find someone who you
can work well with.
And remember that it's not your fault- and
you don't have to feel like this! You can
feel better. You will feel better.
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Enlightened Uselessness
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 86 Location: ,
Re: I Just Need to Talk Posted: 10-07-07 00:27am
helpless42
wrote:
I was just informed that i
have major depression issues. I am really
anti-social, but on the computer i can be
okay. I dont like doctors or therapists,
they make me scared, I want to get over
this by myself, but I dont know if I can.
I need help. I am scared and i dont know
why I am here, was i supposed to go long
ago. i feel empty, like a shell long ago
deserted. I feel... broken. like some one
took the happy part of me long ago. I just
need someone to understand. some one to
help.
Go on, tell us what's wrong. We'll try to
help you as best we can. PM me anytime.
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alwine9143
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 1
Re: I Just Need to Talk Posted: 10-07-07 02:43am
helpless42
wrote:
I was just informed that i
have major depression issues. I am really
anti-social, but on the computer i can be
okay. I dont like doctors or therapists,
they make me scared, I want to get over
this by myself, but I dont know if I can.
I need help. I am scared and i dont know
why I am here, was i supposed to go long
ago. i feel empty, like a shell long ago
deserted. I feel... broken. like some one
took the happy part of me long ago. I just
need someone to understand. some one to
help.
Hello Helpless 42.
I know what youre talking about so well.
The more depressed you get, the less you
like talking to therapists, it's all part
of it. I've been suffering from major
depression for many years and before the
SSRI's were in use, I was on tricylcic
anti depressants for many years, both
medications worked well; although the
SSRI's (in my case Zoloft) turned me back
to my normal well self after the initial
two or three week starting off period. I
was amazed at what a difference these
tablets made for me. My job, friends,
family, husband all benefited from the
"new me". Major depression is a bio
chemical imbalance in the brain just like
diabetes needs insulin drugs to correct
the condition, the brain needs a selective
seratonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) to
stop your body from overusing your supply
of serotonin. Simple - and I'm not a
doctor. I would say, don't put up with
major depression, you don't need to, there
is help - take a pill. But I would
caution people heavily AGAINST reaching
for the drug ATIVAN - this is a
Benzodiazepine and highly addictive. I
was hooked on one tiny little tablet and
it took me THREE MONTHS OF AGONY to very
slowly wean off them. My doctor told me
that it was harder to come off ATIVAN than
to come off Heroin. I persavered and was
then switched to trycylclics which helped
me.
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WShep
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 67 Location: SoCal, USA
Posted: 10-07-07 23:44pm
Hey there helpless, one of many here to
say hello to you and wish you the best.
I dont like therapists either...so you
know what I did. I went out and shopped
around like Georgia said. You know what I
found? A friend! Yeah okay so she is
also a therapist, you caught me...but
thats not how I look at her. We are
buddies. Sometimes we chat about movies,
sometimes we talk about my life, sometimes
we talk only about what I did that day.
Meeting her has changed my life and
meeting a friend of your own can do the
same. Just be patient and think of it
like shopping, dont buy anything that
doesnt fit you
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moonshinemix
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 37
Posted: 10-09-07 02:12am
Helpless - talk to somebody, start with
your parents. seek help
Loueygirl - I'm glad you are getting help.
unfortunately there are the bad guys that
try to #@%* your life, but you have to
stand up, dust yourself off, and be a
survivor. I'm a survivor too.
Wshep - you're doing good!
Alwine - Zoloft did the trick for me too,
but I was too happy on them. I couldn't
leave them just yet. I was affraid of
going back to the "black hole". It took a
while before I trusted myself to stop
taking them, that I was going to be ok.
But they certainly work.
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sillysallie1990
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 308 Location: ,
Posted: 10-09-07 02:48am
hang in there guys... find something that
you can enjoy and be passionate about for
me it is animals...my dog literally saved
my life... and all she did is love me.
start small! talking on this forum is a
great step but when you get comfortable
with it push your self a little bit.
just remember that no matter how bad lif
get it is still better then no life at
all.
step out of your box and change your life!
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Scorpiomarie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 31 Location: Welwyn Garden City, UK, England
Posted: 10-09-07 15:47pm
I feel the same as you helpless 42, I feel
like my happiness was taken away from me
long ago. im 14 and depressed, i get
scared when i try to tell my therapist
things so i end up not telling her what i
want to tell her. and it really makes me
feel like a failure when i get scared of
telling her things.
I wish i was braver than i am now, but im
not. im just me, a crazy depressed teen
with not many freinds. All I can say is I
understand, OH, I understand.
ive even been in a pychiatric unit for a
year, left school, gonna force myself to
get back tho, hear voices, hallousinate,
low self esteem, severe anxiety, hardly
any self confidence.... and loads more....
anyways good luck and try to prove to
yourself that you are strong!!
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helpless42
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Utah, USA
Posted: 10-09-07 16:26pm
thanks for all your adivice. I think I
might try the medication, its called
prozac or something. I dont know anything
about it though.
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sillysallie1990
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 308 Location: ,
Posted: 10-09-07 18:23pm
good choice... ask your docter about it
they should give you lots of info i ahvent
taken it so i cant... but i would if i
could!
good luck hun
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WShep
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 67 Location: SoCal, USA
Posted: 10-09-07 23:51pm
Prozac is a great place to start. Its
good that you are being proactive about
it.
Just remember that its possible to treat a
symptom without curing the cause. If I
cut my leg off, i can take alllll the
morphine I want which may help. But one
day, sooner or later, im gonna have to get
it sown up or it will just keep bleeding.
I dont want to stress you out bud, just
keep doing what your doing. Keep working
on it and coming here to check in with us.
Let me know how things are going after
you talk to your doctor. Take care
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moonshinemix
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 37
Posted: 10-14-07 03:17am
Make sure you always take your doctor's
advice. Your doc need to monitor you to
make sure there aren't any side
effects...
