First off, im new to these forums and
wanted to say hey to everyone. I think
this probably is the right spot to post
this. While I wouldnt say im depressed to
a severe level.......I have been going
through a depression for a few months now.
Seems like everything this year has been
going downhill. I have been hit with alot
of financial problems and my hours at work
are cut in half since the beginning of the
year. Im just managing to pay the bills.
Ever since my ex fiance' left me over 3
years ago, (which I think scarred
me)........I have only had 1 small
relationship with a girl for about a
month, and that was a looong time ago.
Even good quality friends have dropped
since a year ago. I have been a happy
person for years on end, and would never
imagined that I would be posting something
in the depression forums. I went from
somebody that wanted some alone time at
night, to not wanting to be alone at all.
Even the days that I dont have work, I
just want to sleep in, which I am unable
to do anymore. As soon as I wake up, I
just get all these thoughts rushing in my
head and cant go back to sleep. And it
really seems like I have to push myself to
get anything done. Does anyone else feel
like this? Also, I was thinking of
getting on anti depressants (took them yrs
ago for 3 months and they worked), but
then again, I really dont have the money
for that right now. I dont know, maybe
im rambling.....Maybe not, im just off
work today and found this site and thought
I would check it out. Obviously this is a
down period of my life and am hopeing for
a turnaround to the upside this year.
Have a good one, jackpot777 (26/m)
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qt3
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 264
Posted: 07-02-04 15:06pm
If you have to go back on meds for awhile
then do it, but I would also suggest that
you look into cognitive behavioral therapy
(cbt). I was on meds for many years
before I found cbt and it cured me and got
me off meds in a remarkably short period
of time. Cbt is not like other talk
therapy, it's all about using the tools to
learn to think more clearly and accurately
about things and once you do your anxiety
and depression will begin to lift before
your eyes. My favorite starter book on
cbt is "been there, done that? Do this!
By sam obitz. The more dedicated you are
to the tools the faster and deeper the
recovery regardless of how bad their
anxiety was when they got started. Good
luck and I hope this helps.
Q
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Haley
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 122
Posted: 07-08-04 06:36am
Agree with q. Do whatever you have to and
look into cbt. It saved my life and got
rid of my panic attacks. The obitz book
is great and really easy to get through
to.
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Jackpot777
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 11
Posted: 07-08-04 08:10am
Thanks for the input, I just got done
ordering the book 10mins ago. Sounds like
a really good book to read about now.
Thanks again, j
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Haley
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 122
Posted: 07-15-04 03:54am
You're welcome. If you use the tools in
the middle of the book regularly i
think you will have success with them like
I did
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KittyKat
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 39
Posted: 07-21-04 19:37pm
Jackpot,
there are many mental health services that
can offer low cost or no cost medications
to people. Maybe you could do a search
in the city you live in. If you really
need the med's... Go for it.
Kitty
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qt3
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 264
Posted: 07-28-04 12:26pm
Hi jackpot-
i hope the cbt tools are helping and you
are starting to feel better and turning
your life back around :d
