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07 Dec 2005 02:16:27 PM |
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Dunno! Do you? |
Hi all,
I not sure about posting here but I thought I'd give it a go. I've been
diagnosed with depression for several months now and have the meds to go
with it but...well to be honest I'm totally lost as what to do about it.
Just a couple of questions:
1. Can you tell the difference between life being shite and actual
depression?
2. Does anyone have problems differentiating between whats normal and whats
not? What I mean by that, is the fact I seem to question everything I do
now. Like is it down to the drepression or am I actually correct to respond
the way I do.
There is lots more I'd love to know so if anyone has any good sites or
advice please let me know.
BTW If I'm cracking up completely surely I woudn't know or would I.
I dunno!!!
B.
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| User: "Rhiannon" |
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| Title: Re: Dunno! Do you? |
07 Dec 2005 09:54:35 PM |
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"Brian" <anywhere@nowhere.uk> wrote in message
news:dn7ftu$ofv$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
Hi all,
I not sure about posting here but I thought I'd give it a go. I've been
diagnosed with depression for several months now and have the meds to go
with it but...well to be honest I'm totally lost as what to do about it.
Just a couple of questions:
Welcome. :)
1. Can you tell the difference between life being shite and actual
depression?
Um...well...that's a loaded question and because each person is so unique
you're likely to a thousand different answers. Personally...for me it is
fairly simple. Life being shite doesn't make me want to die. Depression
does. Also one of the best methods to measure the difference is length of
time. If your depressed period lasts two weeks or more with little to no
change or fluctuation - it is probably depression.
2. Does anyone have problems differentiating between whats normal and
whats
not? What I mean by that, is the fact I seem to question everything I do
now. Like is it down to the drepression or am I actually correct to
respond
the way I do.
I found it difficult in the beginning. It takes practise. I now know the
difference between what is normal and what is not depends upon how rational,
logical, or appropriate my response is. Every non-depressed dog lover feels
sad when a pet dies. But not every non-depressed dog lover tells themselves
this is the end of the world--I might as well die now--because I will never
love another dog my whole entire life--which really sucks anyway--and no one
cares--or will notice me gone--and I am so tired of this--so whats the point
anymore. Sort of like the difference between a firecracker and dynamite.
One goes pop and the other EXPLODES.
What has helped me is to keep a daily mood journal. Because I am bipolar
1 - rapid cycling I keep track of my moods by the hour. You can decide on
your own schedule as time permits. Reading back at the end of the week
illustrates how appropriate or inappropriate your responses were to certain
situations. It also alerts you to the things that trigger negative or
harmful responses so you can avoid them in the future if at all possible. I
also include a section for medications...diet...exercise...even
weather...all of which affect my moods. And I bring it to my therapy
appointments so I can show an accurate account of my week without having to
remember which is one area where my illness has
affected me the most. It is also helpful in an emergency if being treated
by a doctor who doesn't know your medical history.
There is lots more I'd love to know so if anyone has any good sites or
advice please let me know.
To get you started...
Welcome to Depression.com
http://www.depression.com/
Depression
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/depression/depress.html
Psychology Information Online
http://www.psychologyinfo.com/depression/
Bipolar and Depression Support Alliance
http://www.ndmda.org/
MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/depression/article.htm
Depression Alliance
Depression Alliance is the leading UK charity for people affected by
depression
http://www.depressionalliance.org/
Or do a keyword search - depression - through AskJeeves http://www.ask.com
There are hundreds of thousands of websites.
BTW If I'm cracking up completely surely I woudn't know or would I.
I dunno!!!
Oh, I wouldn't worry about that too much. I am almost certain you would
know it if you were cracking up completely. So...again welcome...hope you
enjoy your stay here. :)
--
Rhiannon
rhianon@sympatico.ca
The Labyrinth
http://thelabyrinthofr.blogspot.com
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| User: "gravity" |
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| Title: Re: Dunno! Do you? |
07 Dec 2005 02:53:34 PM |
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"Brian" <anywhere@nowhere.uk> wrote in message
news:dn7ftu$ofv$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
Hi all,
I not sure about posting here but I thought I'd give it a go. I've been
diagnosed with depression for several months now and have the meds to go
with it but...well to be honest I'm totally lost as what to do about it.
Just a couple of questions:
1. Can you tell the difference between life being shite and actual
depression?
everyone has a rough life, outside of a few trust fund babies. i think
happy people are just delusional.
2. Does anyone have problems differentiating between whats normal and
whats not? What I mean by that, is the fact I seem to question everything
I do now. Like is it down to the drepression or am I actually correct to
respond the way I do.
it's easy to blame neurochemistry, but it's a cop out. ***** society's
standards. buck the trends.
Gravity
There is lots more I'd love to know so if anyone has any good sites or
advice please let me know.
BTW If I'm cracking up completely surely I woudn't know or would I.
I dunno!!!
B.
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| User: "Jane" |
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| Title: Re: Dunno! Do you? |
07 Dec 2005 07:28:17 PM |
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"Brian" <anywhere@nowhere.uk> wrote in message
news:dn7ftu$ofv$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
Hi all,
I not sure about posting here but I thought I'd give it a go. I've been
diagnosed with depression for several months now and have the meds to go
with it but...well to be honest I'm totally lost as what to do about it.
Just a couple of questions:
Welcome to the group, not sure if we have the answers, we all have varing
degrees of depression. So you'll probably get varied answers. I am
diagnosed bipolar II and I rapid cycle. In short I ride a rollercoaster of
emotions really fast. Elated and in the pits... Sucks. I chose to be
unmedicated back in 1999 and have been successful with work and my kids. My
personal relationships, NOT!
1. Can you tell the difference between life being shite and actual
depression?
No I can't. When life throws me a curve ball I'm depressed, when live is
good to me, my depression lessons but... I'm still depressed.
2. Does anyone have problems differentiating between whats normal and
whats not? What I mean by that, is the fact I seem to question everything
I do now. Like is it down to the drepression or am I actually correct to
respond the way I do.
Ummm, no I don't question if it's depression related unless asked. I try
not to dwell on "did my depression make me do it" maybe I should and I
wouldn't mess up so much.
There is lots more I'd love to know so if anyone has any good sites or
advice please let me know.
BTW If I'm cracking up completely surely I woudn't know or would I.
Ummm no I don't think so. I mean if you knew wouldn't you stop it?
Jane
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| User: "Contrarian" |
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| Title: Re: Dunno! Do you? |
07 Dec 2005 05:33:47 PM |
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Brian <anywhere@nowhere.uk> wrote:
Hi all,
1. Can you tell the difference between life being shite and actual
depression?
Sometimes. Sometimes the mood dips are independent
and contrary to life events. Life events can trigger
the worst depressions.
Like I had this appointment with someone to talk over
something I'd wanted to do for at least two years. I
get up, leave with a 2 - 3 lead time (I'm slow sometimes)
and when I get to midtown, I am sluggish, everything
major fsckup I've ever made is being recalled by the
daemon that lurks in ambush, I sit down, people ask if
I'm all right even, I am *sure* about various details
of the impending TEOTWAWKI, and the six blocks to the
target site is a real trek.
So I sit through a group meeting, I still am aware
about TEOTAWKI but only in vague outline, I actually
make it to the meeting room. They can't stay. Another
day. These things do happen. No big deal. And
I do some shopping and library browsing without much
trouble.
That's endogenous.
It works the other way too. But I can't describe it
and right now I don't want to try.
not? What I mean by that, is the fact I seem to question everything I do
now. Like is it down to the drepression or am I actually correct to respond
the way I do.
That's what I do. It's like flossing (one's teeth) one
is only supposed to do a *little* every day.
--
but the edge is still Out there. Or maybe it's In... HST (1967)
when i got to the edge , i built a deck % (2005)
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| User: "Franz Bestuchev" |
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| Title: Re: Dunno! Do you? |
07 Dec 2005 04:55:01 PM |
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Brian wrote:
Hi all,
I not sure about posting here but I thought I'd give it a go. I've been
diagnosed with depression for several months now and have the meds to go
with it but...well to be honest I'm totally lost as what to do about it.
Just a couple of questions:
1. Can you tell the difference between life being shite and actual
depression?
No
2. Does anyone have problems differentiating between whats normal and whats
not? What I mean by that, is the fact I seem to question everything I do
now. Like is it down to the drepression or am I actually correct to respond
the way I do.
My normal is what I say it is.
There is lots more I'd love to know so if anyone has any good sites or
advice please let me know.
BTW If I'm cracking up completely surely I woudn't know or would I.
I dunno!!!
B.
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| User: "Hexe" |
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| Title: Re: Dunno! Do you? |
07 Dec 2005 11:59:52 PM |
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On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:16:27 -0000, "Brian" <anywhere@nowhere.uk> wrote:
Hi all,
I not sure about posting here but I thought I'd give it a go. I've been
diagnosed with depression for several months now and have the meds to go
with it but...well to be honest I'm totally lost as what to do about it.
Just a couple of questions:
1. Can you tell the difference between life being shite and actual
depression?
Do you look forward to anything?
Do you have the energy/inclination to do the things you want to do?
Do you WANT to do anything?
Do you experience positive emotions and actually know you are
experiencing that emotion?
Do you see/feel colors?
Can you experience happy?
Do you like you?
If you answered no to these questions, it's a good chance you.suffer
from depression.
Do you have to push thoughts through your brain to process them?
Do you not do anything because it would require thinking?
Do you feel as if your brain is made from molasses?
Do you feel as if every step you take mud collects on your feet so that
it comes more exhausting with each step?
Do you feel as if the clouds have come down and settled about your head
so that colors are filtered out?
Can you feel the actual weight of those clouds?
Do you find the expectation of having someone enter the room so that you
might have to interact with them intrusive?
Do you resent people and would rather be all alone so you can curl up
and be ALONE?
If you answered yes to these questions, then it's a good chance you
suffer from depression. Well come to our world.
2. Does anyone have problems differentiating between whats normal and whats
not? What I mean by that, is the fact I seem to question everything I do
now. Like is it down to the drepression or am I actually correct to respond
the way I do.
I have accepted my behavior as being that's the way I am. Depression
means guilt, questioning, looking for reasons to be guilty beyond just
merely feeling guilty.
There is lots more I'd love to know so if anyone has any good sites or
advice please let me know.
You could stay here read/talk to those who might be, to some extent,
just like you. These people have helped me in ways I couldn't begin to
convey. They have taught me so much about myself, made me look in
places I didn't know existed.
and then there are the fools - BE AWARE.
BTW If I'm cracking up completely surely I woudn't know or would I.
I dunno!!!
B.
Crazy isn't suck a bad place. People usually accept crazy people. You
can get away with a lot when you're crazy. In some societies they are
even treated better because they are crazy.
--
:Hexe
: Thought for the journey:
"Now we've got a truth to die for!" "No. Men should die for lies. But the truth is too precious to die for." -- (Terry Pratchett, Small Gods)
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| User: "yuluwirri" |
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07 Dec 2005 02:28:53 PM |
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On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:16:27 -0000, "Brian" <anywhere@nowhere.uk>
wrote:
Hi all,
I not sure about posting here but I thought I'd give it a go. I've been
diagnosed with depression for several months now and have the meds to go
with it but...well to be honest I'm totally lost as what to do about it.
Just a couple of questions:
Hi Brian,
Welcome to ASD. I'm sorry you need to be here, but it's great this
place is here. It doesn't feel so lonely when we can reach out to
other people who understand.
1. Can you tell the difference between life being shite and actual
depression?
Well it is quite possible that you are depressed because your life is
shite, however the symptoms of your depression still need to be
treated. On a personal note, I believe that it's quite okay to be
depressed about some things in life, but when the depression develops
into a disorder then I say get to the doc right away because if it's
left untreated it can become harder for your brain to heal itself.
2. Does anyone have problems differentiating between whats normal and whats
not? What I mean by that, is the fact I seem to question everything I do
now. Like is it down to the drepression or am I actually correct to respond
the way I do.
Could you be more specific with this?
There is lots more I'd love to know so if anyone has any good sites or
advice please let me know.
There are plenty of good sites on the net. Just do a google search and
work your way through. As far as the questions go, just post away. We
will do our best to answer them.
BTW If I'm cracking up completely surely I woudn't know or would I.
By cracking up do you mean becoming psychotic?
I dunno!!!
Heh, well you sound pretty sane to me at the moment. Hope you heal
quickly.
B.
--
yuluwirri
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Fish know.
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yuluwirri@hotmail.com
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