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Talk to your GP, take up exercise, at the end of the day, you need to fill your mind with tasks that you enjoy. Get right into a hobby or more than one, don't give yourself the time to feel down. Despite what is said about multi tasking, you can only think about one thing at a time, make it something that you'll like, the pain you feel from depression won't be anywhere near as bad and you'll know that you have beaten it yourself. See your doc first, but remember, it's within you, and you can beat it.

Binky The Doormat said:
the pepple who are saying the depression ruined their relationships, how did that manifest itself? I'm asking as my partner has bipolar and sometimes she's a nightmare to live with and she can't see it. Her personailty changes, at times I would swear blind she was drunk even though I'm fairlt sure she's not, she decides not to take her medication and the other night virtually accused me of it all being in my head. Does my head in a lot and sometimes I think I'm becoming depressed because of it
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Like most of us, we all have to deal with things, it's not easy but you have to keep looking for solutions, we haven't really got a choice!
 

Paranoia is back in a big way. Along with recurring thoughts of death and morbidity grand stuff.
 
Lurchio said:
Paranoia is back in a big way. Along with recurring thoughts of death and morbidity grand stuff.
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You ok mate?

Im off work with depression at the moment like, mostly to do with hating my job
 
Live In Hope said:
You ok mate?

Im off work with depression at the moment like, mostly to do with hating my job
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Whats your job mate ? ...i "lost it" at work today mind, over nothing really, just threw some moulds to the floor, felt better a few minutes later !!
 
wakey said:
Went for bloods, nurse struggled to find a vein after strapping me up 5 times she finally found one... Good job she was a WAD
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Loads of sympathy for you there pet. I have seriously crap veins and have had some nightmare visits to give blood samples.
 
becs said:
Loads of sympathy for you there pet. I have seriously crap veins and have had some nightmare visits to give blood samples.
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So does my wife. The nurses burst into tears when they see her coming! :D
 
Lots of help,medication and support out there to help fight this illness:take it all. Whilst it can take a bit of trial and error for each individual to find what works for them,in time depression can be managed reasonably well and some semblance of normality attained in life again. Trying to eliminate as many unnecessary life complications as possible to reduce stress (and the triggers to the intial onset) was something which helped me a lot.

I've been a very severe case in the past,so if I can help or give any practical advice to any fellow SAFC supporter then feel free to pm me.
 
TAFKAHM said:
Whats your job mate ? ...i "lost it" at work today mind, over nothing really, just threw some moulds to the floor, felt better a few minutes later !!
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Call centre. Mentally exhausted at same thing for 11 years and now starting to see familiar faces I dont want to see anymore

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Up and down tbh. Laughing one minute then the morbid thoughts kick in.
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Well PM me anytime mate about owt when the morbid stuff comes. Hope your ok fella
 
I've mood swings for a while now, so I plucked up courage to go and see my GP, he thought it could be depression, and gave me a couple of options ; either anti-depressants or go see a shrink. I didn't want to start taking anti depressants so decided to see a psychologist. Had my first session today and it was a great help. She didn't judge, we just chatted and she gave me a few things to try. I actually felt better just talking to my GP in the first place and acknowledging I might have a problem.

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This helps, when I don't feel great, this is something I turn to, I didn't know Podge but the love this guy has (not had) is fantastic and is a huge pick me up when I feel down.
 
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Live In Hope said:
Call centre. Mentally exhausted at same thing for 11 years and now starting to see familiar faces I dont want to see anymore


Well PM me anytime mate about owt when the morbid stuff comes. Hope your ok fella
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Aye, there are 1-2 people i work with that fcuk me off from time to time, but seem to back down when i have a go at them, but still try and wind me up after !!
 
Lurchio said:
Up and down tbh. Laughing one minute then the morbid thoughts kick in.
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hey pet, if you need some company today give me a yell.

after a long battle I'm finally feeling like there's a light at the end of the tunnel, I've been off sick for a while now & I'm finally feeling like i can go back to work (to be truthful I'm desperate to get back, I've missed it immensely). My only regret now is that I didn't go to the docs sooner, I thought i could fight this alone and I couldn't have been more wrong. Im lucky that I have a brilliant medical team behind me now, they're absolutely worth their weight in gold. I've also kept a blog while I've been going through this & just getting my feelings out really helped too. (If anyone wants to have a read feel free to pm me for the link.)
 
Anybody got a decent size bone? The bloody black dog has been growling at me for a couple of weeks. Struggling to get myself up and away to work, worse than useless while im there, no energy for owt and all i want to do at home is sit in the dark and sleep. Feel like bursting into tears this morning
 
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This helps, when I don't feel great, this is something I turn to, I didn't know Podge but the love this guy has (not had) is fantastic and is a huge pick me up when I feel down.
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Podge = Poledancer?

Was he suffering from depression?

yorkyexile said:
Anybody got a decent size bone? The bloody black dog has been growling at me for a couple of weeks. Struggling to get myself up and away to work, worse than useless while im there, no energy for owt and all i want to do at home is sit in the dark and sleep. Feel like bursting into tears this morning
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Get to see your GP mate.
 
yorkyexile said:
Aye im off on thursday. I'll be right. Just needed to have a vent off somewhere
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I did some of that CBT stuff and sometimes it made me feel worse!

I knew what my problems were but couldn't implement what I wanted to do - pack in the job, move away, live on a barge - I'd have been an eejit for abandoning my responsibilities.

If you go to the GP put down some of your thoughts onto paper as you often forget things when sat in front of someone and it's often difficult to explain feelings that can come and go.
 
Stevie Freestein II said:
I did some of that CBT stuff and sometimes it made me feel worse!

I knew what my problems were but couldn't implement what I wanted to do - pack in the job, move away, live on a barge - I'd have been an eejit for abandoning my responsibilities.

If you go to the GP put down some of your thoughts onto paper as you often forget things when sat in front of someone and it's often difficult to explain feelings that can come and go.
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Good point.
 
I know this is slightly different but can anyone recommend a decent physiatrist? Plagued with anxiety and would like to get to the bottom of it. Cheers
 
yorkyexile said:
Anybody got a decent size bone? The bloody black dog has been growling at me for a couple of weeks. Struggling to get myself up and away to work, worse than useless while im there, no energy for owt and all i want to do at home is sit in the dark and sleep. Feel like bursting into tears this morning
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Thinking of you and you have my sympathies xx

He's appeared back here too. I nearly burst into tears when I was auditing in Asda this morning because some woman rammed me with her trolley and was rude to me. I'm struggling day to day on the immunosuppresant treatment as it's making me feel really run down, I've got chronic insomnia again and it just feels like everything is going wrong at the moment. I've tried to ring the GP for an appointment but there were over 9 people in the queue and I hate waiting in phone queues. I'll try again later on.

the walrus said:
I know this is slightly different but can anyone recommend a decent physiatrist? Plagued with anxiety and would like to get to the bottom of it. Cheers
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You could try getting in touch with Mind. They have lots of contacts and might be able to point you in the right direction.
 
becs said:
Thinking of you and you have my sympathies xx

He's appeared back here too. I nearly burst into tears when I was auditing in Asda this morning because some woman rammed me with her trolley and was rude to me. I'm struggling day to day on the immunosuppresant treatment as it's making me feel really run down, I've got chronic insomnia again and it just feels like everything is going wrong at the moment. I've tried to ring the GP for an appointment but there were over 9 people in the queue and I hate waiting in phone queues. I'll try again later on.



You could try getting in touch with Mind. They have lots of contacts and might be able to point you in the right direction.
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Cheers Becs love. The insomnias a pain. Every morning about 1 im wide awake then up and down every hour on the hour. Think thats leaving me drained as much as owt else.Anyway take care yourself and i hope you get sorted
 
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