Posted by Meltingpot on November 12, 2009, at 14:07:17
In reply to Re: At what point should they give up trying???, posted by linkadge on November 11, 2009, at 15:16:14
Linkadge,
I guess you are right, my condition is really not that bad compared to other people on this board. I mean I always go to see the psychiatrist looking fairly smart and composed and I can express how I feel very well. I know they must see a lot of patients who are completely dishevelled, out of it and unable to communicate.
But I have been very bad in the past with a kind of anxious depression, where I think of suicide all of the time (even if I wouldn't do it) and my mum has suggested I go into hospital. I just don't really want to go into hospital because I can't see the point, I'm not sure exactly what the difference would be with the treatment I receive inside to what I receive outside. If i was admitted to hospital they are not going to suddenly produce a tablet that I've never taken before. I guess sleeping pills would help when I'm in a very bad state.
Like you say though perhaps they might take me a bit more seriously and try something more agressive. Maybe I should have turned up to my appointments after leaving my hair unwashed for a couple of weeks and wearing clothes that I'd slept in.
I know that my depression isn't as severe as many peoples but then again I think my condition is fairly chronic. Right now, off meds I feel like an old lifeless rag with hardly any energy or any inclination to do anything. My body aches as well and I feel sick all of the time. I'm not suprised that people who are depressed and anxious often mistake their symptoms for a physical, terminal illness because if I didn't know any better I would definately think there was something physically wrong.
Maybe I've just got a low threshold for feeling bad.
Denise
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