Really depressed
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Robster said:
Put it in my court to arrange my own counsling, hard to get out of bed let alone that , feel things are slipping again 
So have you been to the doctors in the last few days then?If not, you really must FORCE yourself to go.
As I've said previously on this thread you WILL get better and back to your old self, and all this will be long in the past.
I know exactly how you are feeling, that's how I am certain that you will come through this.
Robster said:
Put it in my court to arrange my own counsling, hard to get out of bed let alone that , feel things are slipping again
What needs to happen to sort the counselling? Email/phone? If phone I can write you a script to read and leave an answerphone message (bonus: you know you will not have to handle them calling back the same day if you get it done this weekend).If you are getting to a point where you are not safe, what will help? Is there stuff in your house that shouldn't be, would you like someone to pick it up?
Wow what an amazing reply , thank you , previously had a over the phone referrel for counciling it came back mega dispressed but couldn't help me due to my shift work , now o have a sheet of paper with lots of organisations for me to contact , can't afford to pay , no referral feel completely lost , thanks for the offer to pick stuff up , I'm mega down but all these posts made me realise how important my children are
Rob, first and foremost give these guys a call. They're local to you, open all hours and always ready to listen and help.
http://www.samaritans.org/branches/north-west-surr...
http://www.samaritans.org/branches/north-west-surr...
This really sounds like a good idea guys.
Baldinho said:
Robster said:
How does that work?
I can go through the list of counsellors you've been given and make some calls and arrange appointments for you so you don't have to worry about sorting it. Can also arrange for you to see a different GP that I know will listen and help you.You PH lot are amazing. I too have been in Rob's situation and did turn it around eventually thanks to meds and counselling.
I still have bad days but as others have said, staying in bed is the worse thing to do.
Posting on PH helped me and still does and the warmth I can feel from you lot has managed to get some dust in my eyes.
Rob, I know you don't want to and I know how hard it is, but getting up out of bed and out of your house really is the best thing to do.
Make your home a welcoming place for a bit of a rest, and then it will not feel so much a prison.
Wishing you the best.
I still have bad days but as others have said, staying in bed is the worse thing to do.
Posting on PH helped me and still does and the warmth I can feel from you lot has managed to get some dust in my eyes.
Rob, I know you don't want to and I know how hard it is, but getting up out of bed and out of your house really is the best thing to do.
Make your home a welcoming place for a bit of a rest, and then it will not feel so much a prison.
Wishing you the best.
croyde said:
You PH lot are amazing. I too have been in Rob's situation and did turn it around eventually thanks to meds and counselling.
I still have bad days but as others have said, staying in bed is the worse thing to do.
Posting on PH helped me and still does and the warmth I can feel from you lot has managed to get some dust in my eyes.
Rob, I know you don't want to and I know how hard it is, but getting up out of bed and out of your house really is the best thing to do.
Make your home a welcoming place for a bit of a rest, and then it will not feel so much a prison.
Wishing you the best.
We're not just an online collective, we're an online family. There are people in this thread; midget etc, that I can tell will not rest until robbo is feeling better. I still have bad days but as others have said, staying in bed is the worse thing to do.
Posting on PH helped me and still does and the warmth I can feel from you lot has managed to get some dust in my eyes.
Rob, I know you don't want to and I know how hard it is, but getting up out of bed and out of your house really is the best thing to do.
Make your home a welcoming place for a bit of a rest, and then it will not feel so much a prison.
Wishing you the best.
A blast in the car will be a real treat rob! I know it's so easy to not feel up to it. Try and force yourself to go. It will be so lifting to get out and have a hoon. Not only that, but I think meeting one of these lovely chaps will be far more therapeutic than words can do justice. The offer of sorting out your referrals etc is also a great idea.
And don't dare, ever, think that you shouldn't post because you'll drag people's mood down. If you have a bad day, you get posting here. Everybody is here for YOU. If you have a good day, post it. Let us get through this together. The main thing I hope you realise is that you're never alone. We're all just a post away.
Rob, this would be a start. Talking Therapies. It's not for everyone, but you may find it helps. Its done mainly on the phone so you can do it from the comfort of your room. You email them, and they ring you. It's free, and done at your leisure.
http://www.talking-therapies.com
http://www.talking-therapies.com
Hi Rob, give some of these suggestions a go. My own 'therapy' is to go for a walk each day (I'm getting over cancer and heart surgery and battling with arthritis) and thought I'd never be healthy again. I adopted a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) which helped me to snap out of my depression and now feel a new man - you can too.
Have a read of this, may help: http://liveboldandbloom.com/11/mindfulness/positiv...
Have a read of this, may help: http://liveboldandbloom.com/11/mindfulness/positiv...
Don't know if this is helpful or not but from my own experience, exercise like walking for an hour or two a day really helps. As does eating lots of fruit and veg. Specifically in my case, raspberries, blueberries and tomatoes. I tend to buy packs of them and eat them instead of chocolate. Or maybe as well as some days 
I know, again like many on here from experience, that lying around in bed or on the sofa is easy and getting up and out is very difficult when you're having an 'episode', but if you can force yourself to go out it will help you.
Also, alcohol just makes things worse, a lot worse.
I know, again like many on here from experience, that lying around in bed or on the sofa is easy and getting up and out is very difficult when you're having an 'episode', but if you can force yourself to go out it will help you.
Also, alcohol just makes things worse, a lot worse.
Morning Robster. I'm working on the sleep hygiene thing at the moment - alarm goes off at 8 and the deal is that I sit up, open curtains, lights on, have a coffee even if I only actually fell asleep two hours earlier. Feels terrible after a bad night but it makes the *next* night so much better. It's not really depression I'm struggling with (post bereavement and some physical health/impairment stuff) but have had bad - dangerous - depression in the past, I remember what it's like.
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