Posted by Dinah on August 15, 2002, at 21:26:05
In reply to Hi all, posted by Greg A. on August 15, 2002, at 17:46:07
Hi Greg.
Although I've been here a year now, a lot of names on the board are new to me too. There has been a lot of turnover lately. :)
But they are a pretty terrific bunch of posters, I think, and would always welcome your jumping into a thread or starting one of your own. It would never be considered butting in.
I look at the future the same way you describe sometimes. It seems to stretch endlessly before me. Fortunately I have a cyclical mood disorder so it isn't a permanent thing, but it is terrifying nevertheless. It almost seems as though I'm trapped by the life I chose. It feels as if I have everything a person could want, and yet I have nothing. Are you blessed with a cyclical mood disorder as well? Or are your feelings more constant? I can see where that could be sooo discouraging.
I know everyone is giving you excellent advice, but I also know that doing the right things doesn't always lead to feeling as you would like. And medication changes are no fun at all, and so discouraging when they don't work. But there are so many instances where someone does find that right medication after years of trying. There is always hope. And there are grandchildren ahead for you, and girls always do need their dads.
Oh I don't know what I'm trying to say. I've got a migraine tonight and am not at my best. But I'll hit submit and hope that you find something useful in what I say, and forgive any foolish rambling.
Happy birthday Greg.
Dinah
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