Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: Help me if you can, I'm feeling down.

Posted by Anna Laura on June 10, 2001, at 4:10:48

In reply to Re: Help me if you can, I'm feeling down., posted by Autumn Despotis on June 9, 2001, at 2:54:35

> Dear Anna Laura,
>
> What an inspiring letter! What part of Europe are you from? My husband is from Cyprus, on the Greek side. We go there every year.
> I think I'm going to stay alive for now. Although, I have noticed my driving has become abnormally reckless within the past few days. It's like I'm inviting death, but death may have had another engagement to attend.
> I find it extremely difficult to discuss this with my husband, he doesn't seem to grasp the fact that you can't just tell a chemical imbalance to go away. It's a legitimate illness, but in his country they don't really acknowledge things like that. It's putting a strain on our marriage, and increasing my instability by the minute. I have an appointment with a new psychiatrist on July 10, but we're going to try to get in sooner. I can't go an entire month without some sort of mood stabilizer. But I don't trust the psych. I have been going to. I can't go back there, it would only make things worse.
> I am happy that you found your epiphany that day. It gives me hope. I don't hve much hope, I can always use more!
>
> love,
> Autumn

First, i 'm not sure i should be posting this message on this board: i guess it ought to be redirected to Psycho-Social Babble....Anyway,
i 'm glad you appreciated my post, hope it helped a little bit. I understand what you mean
when you say your partner doesn't understand you. It was the same for me also.
After two years of strenuous, constant effort i got my partner to understand my mental condition. Not a long time ago he thought i could overcome the disease just with the "will power"and that i was kind of lazy. I was about to consider that also, thus lowering my self-esteem.
Concerning the depression issue, friends were the least understanding of all.
I remember clearly that a friend of mine told me that if i lived in a third world country, facing much bigger problems i wouldn't have been depressed. Those words really put me down 'cause i felt guilty and responsable for my situation. I felt like it was my fault not being able to control it.
I hope you'll get better: hold on!
I'm sure there are good and understanding pdoc out there; I guess you're going to find them easier and faster if you get to believe in human beings again. I think TRUST is the key.
I believe that trust can make wonders. (This is my personal opinion, due to my personal experience).
You asked me where i'm from: i'm italian, living in Northern Italy, near the French border.
(two hours drive from France).

Love

Anna Laura


.


Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:Anna Laura thread:65609
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010605/msgs/65994.html