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"The Maleys" |
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09 Jan 2004 01:47:28 PM |
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Can anyone help? |
Hi,
This is my first time posting on here. I have had OCD for half my life and
while it makes me anxiety ridden with wrapping gifts, I had the gifts
wrapped the first weekend of December. The OCD wasn't bad then. Well, THEN,
came the Depression. The closer it got to Christmas, as each day went by I
got more depressed. A cloud of sadness would come over me out of the blue
and I'd feel so depressed and hopeless. I thought that maybe once the 26th
had come, I might feel better. Well, I finally began to appreciate
Christmas a little after the actual day was over.........then I didn't want
the season to end! Well, now it's January of the new year and I'm STILL
depressed. I feel stupid for being depressed and not being able to enjoy
the holidays like I should. I was so depressed that I didn't take one
picture on Christmas day of everyone opening their gifts. And that's a
FIRST for me, as I've done it since the day we got married and then
continued when we had the kids. And photography is my hobby!!
This is the time of year in which my dad, whom I was close to, died of
cancer. It's almost 7 years now, but mid-December to the 19th of January
was the beginning of the end for him and Christmas eve I always get soooooo
down thinking about him and missing him. So this time of year is doubly sad
for me.
My psychiatrist had me on Luvox for the OCD and then gave me Lexapro in the
beginning of December to also take for the depression. I just saw him again
on Monday. I told him how bad the holidays went and the depression and he
didn't change the meds one bit.
Anyone out there with any advice or just have some comfort to give, I'd
sure appreciate it. I feel hopeless and helpless.
LCM
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| User: "Whiskers" |
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| Title: Re: Can anyone help? |
09 Jan 2004 07:32:15 PM |
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 19:47:28 +0000, "The Maleys" <male@epix.net> wrote:
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My psychiatrist had me on Luvox for the OCD and then gave me Lexapro in
the beginning of December to also take for the depression. I just saw him
again on Monday. I told him how bad the holidays went and the depression
and he didn't change the meds one bit.
Anyone out there with any advice or just have some comfort to give, I'd
sure appreciate it. I feel hopeless and helpless.
Hang in there? This will pass. This time of year is rough on many of us.
Don't feel stupid about being Depressed - it's not your fault!
Welcome to ASD :))
--
-- ^^^^^^^^^^ Interested in Citroens?
-- Whiskers <http://www.aacit.net>
-- ~~~~~~~~~~ <news:alt.autos.citroen>
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| User: "Flashfire" |
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| Title: Re: Can anyone help? |
09 Jan 2004 04:13:30 PM |
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The Maleys wrote:
Hi,
This is my first time posting on here. I have had OCD for half my
life and while it makes me anxiety ridden with wrapping gifts, I had
the gifts wrapped the first weekend of December. The OCD wasn't bad
then. Well, THEN, came the Depression. The closer it got to
Christmas, as each day went by I got more depressed. A cloud of
sadness would come over me out of the blue and I'd feel so depressed
and hopeless. I thought that maybe once the 26th had come, I might
feel better. Well, I finally began to appreciate Christmas a little
after the actual day was over.........then I didn't want the season
to end! Well, now it's January of the new year and I'm STILL
depressed. I feel stupid for being depressed and not being able to
enjoy the holidays like I should. I was so depressed that I didn't
take one picture on Christmas day of everyone opening their gifts.
And that's a FIRST for me, as I've done it since the day we got
married and then continued when we had the kids. And photography is
my hobby!!
This is the time of year in which my dad, whom I was close to, died of
cancer. It's almost 7 years now, but mid-December to the 19th of
January was the beginning of the end for him and Christmas eve I
always get soooooo down thinking about him and missing him. So this
time of year is doubly sad for me.
My psychiatrist had me on Luvox for the OCD and then gave me Lexapro
in the beginning of December to also take for the depression. I just
saw him again on Monday. I told him how bad the holidays went and
the depression and he didn't change the meds one bit.
Anyone out there with any advice or just have some comfort to give,
I'd sure appreciate it. I feel hopeless and helpless.
LCM
pssst, what is OCD?
--
Regards Lee
~~
No one is compelled to serve great causes,
unless he feels fit for it.
Sir Winston Churchill
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| User: "Beautiful" |
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| Title: Re: Can anyone help? |
09 Jan 2004 04:58:58 PM |
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:13:30 +1000, "Flashfire"
<flashfire@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
pssst, what is OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I imagine.
BC
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| User: "% surfs@uniserve" |
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| Title: Re: Can anyone help? |
09 Jan 2004 05:03:13 PM |
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"Beautiful Cheese" <fabfeta@asarian-host.net> wrote in message
news:ogcuvvkv7jsigd3oqlq19r58ehbma5ehv5@4ax.com...
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:13:30 +1000, "Flashfire"
<flashfire@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
pssst, what is OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I imagine.
BC
no it isn't , it's , "Opressed Cheese Deficit ,
it gives the illusion that cheese can be beautiful ,
when all it really is , is sour milk
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| User: "zer0 the her0" |
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09 Jan 2004 05:57:43 PM |
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Beautiful Cheese wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:13:30 +1000, "Flashfire"
<flashfire@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
pssst, what is OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I imagine.
BC
Over Confident Dingleberry?
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| User: "zer0 the her0" |
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09 Jan 2004 06:27:16 PM |
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zer0 the her0 wrote:
Beautiful Cheese wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:13:30 +1000, "Flashfire"
<flashfire@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
pssst, what is OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I imagine.
BC
Over Confident Dingleberry?
ahh, that'd be OCDB
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| User: "Flashfire" |
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| Title: Re: Can anyone help? |
09 Jan 2004 05:26:16 PM |
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Beautiful Cheese wrote:
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:13:30 +1000, "Flashfire"
<flashfire@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
pssst, what is OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I imagine.
BC
Ahh thanks..
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Regards Lee
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No one is compelled to serve great causes,
unless he feels fit for it.
Sir Winston Churchill
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