Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 27)
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ali_kat said:
KaraK said:
Nail - > Head.
I'm sorry - For some of us every day is a struggle, and some are easier than others.'You hit the nail on the head.'
I doubt it was a suggestion to cure depression. Not that it wouldn't of course...Just a little drastic.
Vitorio said:
Thanks Kat!
And yeah, ive been on (mild) meds for nearly a year and a half now, following a particularly heavy breakdown at work (also helped by the home situation), and the last 12 months have been heavy as well. And honestly ive been doing better the last half year, but the whole breakup etc.. still is a heavy thing to process, even if i stand by the decision, and know it is the right thing. There is just a bit of darkness to work through before it all gets lighter.
I'm off Meds, I don't like how they make me not care about anything. I have ones I can taken when I need to 'pep me up' (oh - I've just realised what uppers are And yeah, ive been on (mild) meds for nearly a year and a half now, following a particularly heavy breakdown at work (also helped by the home situation), and the last 12 months have been heavy as well. And honestly ive been doing better the last half year, but the whole breakup etc.. still is a heavy thing to process, even if i stand by the decision, and know it is the right thing. There is just a bit of darkness to work through before it all gets lighter.
) A very wise man (My Dad) once told me "there are 3 aspects to life - health, work and home. You are sitting on cloud 9 with all 3. You are happy so long as 2 are good. If 2 or more are in difficulty, then you need to take time for yourself to ensure YOU get what you need to get one right again. Even if that is walking away!"
Vitorio said:
i know i dont have it that bad, both in terms of the depression and life in general, ive just been in a slump the last few days, and today feels like a bad one.
Only you know how bad. What seems bad to you, might not to me, or what I think is bad, might break you. No one can judge your depression apart from you. NEVER apologise for it or put it down. Admitting it is part of winning the battle. A slump is a valley, it always leads to an up...Mr Roper said:
ali_kat said:
KaraK said:
Nail - > Head.
I'm sorry - For some of us every day is a struggle, and some are easier than others.'You hit the nail on the head.'
I doubt it was a suggestion to cure depression. Not that it wouldn't of course...Just a little drastic.
ali_kat said:
I'm off Meds, I don't like how they make me not care about anything. I have ones I can taken when I need to 'pep me up' (oh - I've just realised what uppers are )
A very wise man (My Dad) once told me "there are 3 aspects to life - health, work and home. You are sitting on cloud 9 with all 3. You are happy so long as 2 are good. If 2 or more are in difficulty, then you need to take time for yourself to ensure YOU get what you need to get one right again. Even if that is walking away!"
Only you know how bad. What seems bad to you, might not to me, or what I think is bad, might break you. No one can judge your depression apart from you. NEVER apologise for it or put it down. Admitting it is part of winning the battle. A slump is a valley, it always leads to an up...
Thanks, i have noticed that while the meds dampen the negative emotions (anger, downness, sadness etc..) they also take away the peaks on the happy stuff, and ive debated quitting them before, but for now ill take the bad with the good, because im not entirely sure if ill keep standing without the meds right now. Was planning to get rid of them this summer before the breakup stuff happened, now, i dont quite know, maybe i should talk to the doc some time.) A very wise man (My Dad) once told me "there are 3 aspects to life - health, work and home. You are sitting on cloud 9 with all 3. You are happy so long as 2 are good. If 2 or more are in difficulty, then you need to take time for yourself to ensure YOU get what you need to get one right again. Even if that is walking away!"
Only you know how bad. What seems bad to you, might not to me, or what I think is bad, might break you. No one can judge your depression apart from you. NEVER apologise for it or put it down. Admitting it is part of winning the battle. A slump is a valley, it always leads to an up...
Either way, it really helps to have you guys in TT to talk to, being able to vent or just get lost in someone else's trivialities is nice
KaraK said:
Mr Roper said:
ali_kat said:
KaraK said:
Nail - > Head.
I'm sorry - For some of us every day is a struggle, and some are easier than others.'You hit the nail on the head.'
I doubt it was a suggestion to cure depression. Not that it wouldn't of course...Just a little drastic.
Sorry!! That's how I took it - my sorry was that you had to fight these daemons too, I wouldn't wish them on anyone.Vitorio said:
Thanks, i have noticed that while the meds dampen the negative emotions (anger, downness, sadness etc..) they also take away the peaks on the happy stuff, and ive debated quitting them before, but for now ill take the bad with the good, because im not entirely sure if ill keep standing without the meds right now. Was planning to get rid of them this summer before the breakup stuff happened, now, i dont quite know, maybe i should talk to the doc some time.
Either way, it really helps to have you guys in TT to talk to, being able to vent or just get lost in someone else's trivialities is nice
Either way, it really helps to have you guys in TT to talk to, being able to vent or just get lost in someone else's trivialities is nice
I came off with permission and helo from my Doc. I'd not recommend doing it on your own!!!It's kinda what we are here for
ali_kat said:
I came off with permission and helo from my Doc. I'd not recommend doing it on your own!!!It's kinda what we are here for
ali_kat said:
Vitorio said:
Thanks, i have noticed that while the meds dampen the negative emotions (anger, downness, sadness etc..) they also take away the peaks on the happy stuff, and ive debated quitting them before, but for now ill take the bad with the good, because im not entirely sure if ill keep standing without the meds right now. Was planning to get rid of them this summer before the breakup stuff happened, now, i dont quite know, maybe i should talk to the doc some time.
Either way, it really helps to have you guys in TT to talk to, being able to vent or just get lost in someone else's trivialities is nice
Either way, it really helps to have you guys in TT to talk to, being able to vent or just get lost in someone else's trivialities is nice
I came off with permission and helo from my Doc. I'd not recommend doing it on your own!!!It's kinda what we are here for
tty losing out on the "peaks" was a price worth paying to keep the "troughs" manageable and that sounds where you are right now (as much as a stranger on the internet can tell anyway!) but there came a point when living life in monotone wasn't enough for me. Looking back it was probably a sign that I was "recovering" from that particular round - YMMV obviously! These days I'm only lightly medicated with beta-blockers which still numb me out a bit but not quite to the same extremes and I find they have less of a crappy lead in/out.I also have to second Ali's point about coming off the meds in a proper way and with help - many years ago I was that idiot who "decided" he could go cold turkey and it was utterly horrific!
KaraK said:
I know exactly what you mean Vitorio.. and that was why I ultimately came off the SSRIs, I found that while things were really stty losing out on the "peaks" was a price worth paying to keep the "troughs" manageable and that sounds where you are right now (as much as a stranger on the internet can tell anyway!) but there came a point when living life in monotone wasn't enough for me. Looking back it was probably a sign that I was "recovering" from that particular round - YMMV obviously! These days I'm only lightly medicated with beta-blockers which still numb me out a bit but not quite to the same extremes and I find they have less of a crappy lead in/out.
I also have to second Ali's point about coming off the meds in a proper way and with help - many years ago I was that idiot who "decided" he could go cold turkey and it was utterly horrific!
Absolutely!tty losing out on the "peaks" was a price worth paying to keep the "troughs" manageable and that sounds where you are right now (as much as a stranger on the internet can tell anyway!) but there came a point when living life in monotone wasn't enough for me. Looking back it was probably a sign that I was "recovering" from that particular round - YMMV obviously! These days I'm only lightly medicated with beta-blockers which still numb me out a bit but not quite to the same extremes and I find they have less of a crappy lead in/out.I also have to second Ali's point about coming off the meds in a proper way and with help - many years ago I was that idiot who "decided" he could go cold turkey and it was utterly horrific!
Bear in mind, that in females they affect your sex drive too; not only do you not feel like it, but you don't get aroused and even if you get over those hurdles; you aren't going to enjoy it.
KaraK said:
I know exactly what you mean Vitorio.. and that was why I ultimately came off the SSRIs, I found that while things were really stty losing out on the "peaks" was a price worth paying to keep the "troughs" manageable and that sounds where you are right now (as much as a stranger on the internet can tell anyway!) but there came a point when living life in monotone wasn't enough for me. Looking back it was probably a sign that I was "recovering" from that particular round - YMMV obviously! These days I'm only lightly medicated with beta-blockers which still numb me out a bit but not quite to the same extremes and I find they have less of a crappy lead in/out.
I also have to second Ali's point about coming off the meds in a proper way and with help - many years ago I was that idiot who "decided" he could go cold turkey and it was utterly horrific!
Yeah, ive been in the "i want to get rid of the numbness" phase, but then stty losing out on the "peaks" was a price worth paying to keep the "troughs" manageable and that sounds where you are right now (as much as a stranger on the internet can tell anyway!) but there came a point when living life in monotone wasn't enough for me. Looking back it was probably a sign that I was "recovering" from that particular round - YMMV obviously! These days I'm only lightly medicated with beta-blockers which still numb me out a bit but not quite to the same extremes and I find they have less of a crappy lead in/out.I also have to second Ali's point about coming off the meds in a proper way and with help - many years ago I was that idiot who "decided" he could go cold turkey and it was utterly horrific!
t hit the fan again (as in, circumstances around me went south), and i figured this wasnt the time to test my mettle, once i get comfortable with the current situation ill consider it again.ali_kat said:
Absolutely!
Bear in mind, that in females they affect your sex drive too; not only do you not feel like it, but you don't get aroused and even if you get over those hurdles; you aren't going to enjoy it.
It does in men as well, havent had any for over 3 months, and im only occasionally bothered by that, i actually liked that effect when i started them, as the sex-life with the then GF was kinda sBear in mind, that in females they affect your sex drive too; not only do you not feel like it, but you don't get aroused and even if you get over those hurdles; you aren't going to enjoy it.
t, having my libido dailed back at least releaved the stress on me.ali_kat said:
Absolutely!
Bear in mind, that in females they affect your sex drive too; not only do you not feel like it, but you don't get aroused and even if you get over those hurdles; you aren't going to enjoy it.
Not just in females either - they can have some seriously whacked out effects on us blokes in that department too. ED is a pretty common side affect and the fear of that means many blokes who could really benefit from them in the treatment of their depression are unwilling to take them.Bear in mind, that in females they affect your sex drive too; not only do you not feel like it, but you don't get aroused and even if you get over those hurdles; you aren't going to enjoy it.
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