Walter Ego
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Had to take the day off work today. That was a first for me.
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Depression
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peil
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Mine is back and its not very nice right now.
Like a silly sod I just stopped my meds in December, thinking "I'm alright now", but I've been hiding away again, not getting out, working from home and struggling a bit in my new job, worrying about my eldest who has been having anxiety that bad it makes him physically sick (hes getting help), worrying about my parents who are both getting on and not in good health (they also decided to move house yesterday, 3rd anniversary of my brothers death), my daughters been acting up and has thrown stuff at her Mum a couple of times.
It's all added up and I ended up taking 3 days off this week just hiding from everything. Got to the doc on Thursday, back on the meds, but my sleeps rubbish and it'll be a couple of weeks before I swing up again.
Anyone got a fast forward button?
Like a silly sod I just stopped my meds in December, thinking "I'm alright now", but I've been hiding away again, not getting out, working from home and struggling a bit in my new job, worrying about my eldest who has been having anxiety that bad it makes him physically sick (hes getting help), worrying about my parents who are both getting on and not in good health (they also decided to move house yesterday, 3rd anniversary of my brothers death), my daughters been acting up and has thrown stuff at her Mum a couple of times.
It's all added up and I ended up taking 3 days off this week just hiding from everything. Got to the doc on Thursday, back on the meds, but my sleeps rubbish and it'll be a couple of weeks before I swing up again.
Anyone got a fast forward button?
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becs
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Definitely second doing something that will make you switch off from everything.
Throwing myself into decorating here. We gutted my eldest's bedroom last weekend and took the lot to the tip as the furniture was dropping to bits. At the moment all his stuff is piled up in my bedroom and he's sleeping on his mattress on the sitting room floor. Need to get the room finished and buy some new furniture as my room feels like a tip now and I don't think that is helping with the insomnia.
yorkyexile
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Wish i had matey. Im in the same boat sleep and depression wise,although i am managingto drag myself along this time.
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The first mindfulness meditation I did I fell into a 12 hour sleep.
3 pints does it for me these days
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Always best to get anger out. Keeping it locked in can in itself be a cause of depression. The trick is to find a way to get it out that won't harm anyone or you. I'm a great one for thumping pillows. Pathetic, but it works. I'm sorry that you've been through such a shitty time. She sounds like a right cow and I don't even know you but I promise you this: she wasn't good enough for you.Hope your ok fella, message me anytime if your getting any bad feelings, helps to talk. You may have seen my meltdown status on facebook recently
Im currently suffering from a lot of anger at present more than depression. I literally cant say much via social media (legally). I found out during a break up about a month ago that things weren't as amicable as I thought and that the other person went back to an ex boyfriend whilst ending things. Sounds a bad enough situation in itself but there are so many underlying reasons behind this that makes it unfathomable she would do this.
When I found out about what happened I had loads of anger, I was told by her and I told her same thing that if we ended badly we would give opportunity to speak to each other for closure. Well when I confronted her, I got a text saying ''its none of my business and she is blocking my telephone number''. She could never speak to me again because I could give her blatant examples of how she has lied etc etc. If she picked up the phone and listened to me rant for 5 minutes that would have been it. However, with her distancing herself, I had all this anger and nowhere to go. So I posted something on facebook couple of weeks ago telling people what she had done. Got a fantastic response and woke up next morning feeling fine, so happy that I am out of what would have been a horrible existence.
The thing I am struggling with is I cant now concentrate, I try to watch tv but remember things said months ago which didn't add up, remember last time we seen each other she said I want to be with nobody for a long time yet was seeing him again at that time, so many things going through my mind that cant concentrate.
This has gave me nice bit comfort typing this tbf
GP for you my friend. You need to be signed off for some time off.
Don't be scared to do that. You did absolutely the right thing. Sometimes the magnificent, fabulous person that is you needs a little TLC from yourself.
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heskey to success
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My confidence etc luckily hasn't been effected at all and like you said (thanks appreciate it) I can do way better than her. Its just the anger had nowhere to go, but its now disappearing and what I have left is making me lift even more at the gym than usual
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johnson
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I took up Golf again
I am not great but getting better, anyway it gets me out of the house, fresh air, walking around for 3 to 4 hours, keeps my mind occupied on something different.
Very very important to keep active, whether running or walking or anything. Set yourself little targets, no matter how trivial they sound.
I am not great but getting better, anyway it gets me out of the house, fresh air, walking around for 3 to 4 hours, keeps my mind occupied on something different.
Very very important to keep active, whether running or walking or anything. Set yourself little targets, no matter how trivial they sound.
joemcdokes
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Think about yourself, stop worrying about others would be a great start.
Bad enough having problems yourself without letting everything else get on top of you.
Alot of people forget they are the most important person in their life, no one else.
peil
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Spot on, nobody beats you up like yourself.
Ended up going grabbing the big two kids and heading down to Ayr -did a bit of explaining about where I grew up and why I worry about them when they say they are getting hassle at school - think it got through to them that bullying is never there fault. Spoiled them a bit and just kicked about - first time I've spent a decent amount of time with them in ages, was quite nice tbh. Also made me realise that the past is gone.
Funny how it took looking at the house I grew up in and seeing saplings my Dad planted now decent size trees, considering the number of times i tried to chop them down, they still survived
Cain000
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DO NOT GO TO YOUR GP FOR DEPRESSION. I repeat, DO NOT GO TO YOUR GP FOR DEPRESSION.
They prescribe anti-depressants which literally fry your brain, make the situation far worse and turn you into an emotionless robot. I recovered from these devil tablets, but some people don't. DO NOT TAKE ANTI-DEPRESSANTS.
I take St John's Wort, Ginseng, Maca and eat healthy. It works very well.
They prescribe anti-depressants which literally fry your brain, make the situation far worse and turn you into an emotionless robot. I recovered from these devil tablets, but some people don't. DO NOT TAKE ANTI-DEPRESSANTS.
I take St John's Wort, Ginseng, Maca and eat healthy. It works very well.
Typhoonftm
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Christ marra, it's been getting on a year and a half since you started this thread.
I feel for ya!
peil
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In fairness they do work for some people, but for others they don't.
Maravilla
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Christ marra, it's been getting on a year and a half since you started this thread.
I'd generally been feeling pretty good for a canny while, even the lack of sleep wasn't a massive issue until the last few days.
Sir Lancelot
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Do not take any notice of this airhead who is talking out of his ass. The first place anyone should go to if self help measures have made no difference is to their GP. Listening to twonks like this moron is the reason why people end up killing themselves.
Depression is often caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. And it takes chemicals to restore the balance. Go to your GP.
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peil
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The meds give you a chance, but they vary from person to person. Shame he didn't find one that suited him, took me several years to get one I was stable with.
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TimBirch
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Walter Ego
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Give your head a shake man.
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