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Re: Nardil + nortriptyline is working. » deniseuk190466

Posted by SLS on January 5, 2007, at 15:57:56

In reply to Re: Nardil + nortriptyline is working., posted by deniseuk190466 on January 5, 2007, at 10:02:05

Hi Denise.

> I hope you get the same effect again and hope you are not feeling too bad now, I mean I hope being feels bearable.

I'm hanging in there. Having restarted Nardil has taken the edge off the depression.

> Can I ask you (and you don't have to answer this) but what is a typical bad day for you in thoughts and actions?

My thoughts are very much slowed down and my actions are few. I am mute. I am lifeless. I am interested in nothing and have no energy to initiate tasks. My affect is flat. I experience very little reward (anhedonia). I have to make it up as I go along. I am not plagued by merciless negative thinking, but I think CBT has helped a great deal with this.

> and how do you cope when the next day and the next day and the next day is just as bad as the day before no matter what you try to do?

That's a big question. I think it involves a great many psychological variables that I can't possibly describe here.

I try to use all of what little God gives me to work with.

I believe there is a possibility that I will get well.

I remember what it was like to be well - to be alive.

Being positive and depressed is better than being negative and depressed.

I try to live in the moment. This is very hard. I can see how my depression affects everything I think and do. However, it really helps to let go of it as much as possible while you are involved in the business of living. It will always be there for you when you get back.

Survival. Part of survival is hope. Part of hope is outlook. For me, having a positive outlook is not a luxury, it is survival. I don't need people telling me that antidepressants don't work when I know they do. I avoid negative energy and participate with positive energy.

As much as you can, try to have fun.

These things are easy to say when they are easy to do. When I am feeling significantly worse than I am right now, I'm not sure how I would answer your questions. Probably the same, now that I think about it. However, I am not able to apply these things with as much success when I am more severely ill. But this is where belief in the system comes in. It is that much more critical to work the plan as a habit when things get bad. It must be second nature and your belief in it must be strong. The best way to build up belief in a system is to see it work. My system works for me.

As much as you can, try to have fun.


- Scott

 

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