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Posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 14:23:30
Hi. I am depressed. Fun! I feel like, in a way, I'm getting older, and yet, I'm not getting any better. I don't have a job or in school. I feel like the world is moving on and I'm just falling apart. And nobody is there for me to comfort me. I need a lot of support I feel like. And I don't have much.
It's not possible for me to change medications right now, don't ask. It's just not an option at the moment. But it will be in the future. I am looking for a new psychiatrist and therapist. I can't stand the clinic I go to sometimes. The admin, the help I get, it just feels like, not enough. Or something. I mean I feel like it helps when I'm there....but then I have to leave.. lol.
I want to do the best I can in the meantime to just...feel better.
Any supportive responses would be appreciated. Thanks.
Ang
Posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 14:45:46
In reply to Update, posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 14:23:30
I really really hate my life. I know I need something to do, but I have no motivation to do it. I don't want to be like this.
Posted by baseball55 on September 18, 2014, at 19:22:28
In reply to Re: Update, posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 14:45:46
I don't know how to help, but I empathize. I haven't had great luck with medications, but I do work with a DBT therapist and it helps (sometimes, not always) to just learn to sit with it, accept it, be compassionate with oneself. Hang in there.
Posted by SLS on September 18, 2014, at 20:29:06
In reply to Update, posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 14:23:30
> Hi. I am depressed.
Join the club.
> I feel like, in a way, I'm getting older, and yet, I'm not getting any better.
Join the club.
> I don't have a job or in school.
Join the club.
> I feel like the world is moving on and I'm just falling apart.
I feel like the world is moving on, and I'm falling further and further behind.0
> And nobody is there for me to comfort me.
I am indeed fortunate that I have people that support and comfort me.
> I need a lot of support I feel like. And I don't have much.
I truly wish that you had the support you need and deserve. I hope that Psycho-Babble is helpful to you in that regard. The support I received here was invaluable at a time when I felt alone and was without recognition and support.
> It's not possible for me to change medications right now, don't ask. It's just not an option at the moment. But it will be in the future. I am looking for a new psychiatrist and therapist.
I find your drive to move towards health and away from illness to be very healthy. Never give up.
> I can't stand the clinic I go to sometimes. The admin, the help I get, it just feels like, not enough. Or something. I mean I feel like it helps when I'm there....but then I have to leave.. lol.
For quite a few years, I was a patient in a partial hospitalization program. I liked having somewhere to go, but I didn't like being around so many ill people. It was detrimental to my overall mental health and self-esteem. At some point, I had to leave. I couldn't take one more day there.
> I want to do the best I can in the meantime to just...feel better.
Yay!
Get well...
- Scott
Posted by SLS on September 18, 2014, at 20:34:41
In reply to Re: Update, posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 14:45:46
> I really really hate my life.
Me too.
> I know I need something to do, but I have no motivation to do it.
Me neither.
> I don't want to be like this.
Me neither.
And still, Time passes uninterrupted.
- Scott
Posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 21:10:16
In reply to Re: Update » Angela2, posted by SLS on September 18, 2014, at 20:29:06
Hey Scott, your "join the club" comments made me laugh. I hope you don't mind. Thank you.
It's funny. I do have people. To comfort me, actually. Just not all the time. And not always like I need. And I do wish that I had a deeper more connected relationship with some people, but at times like these, at night, when people get back to me, lol, I find myself feeling better.
I want to go to this online nutrition school. My friend goes to it, and she loves it, and I think I'd love it too. That was random, but yeah.
I have also felt that way about psychobabble, that you have. And I'm grateful too. That's why I came back.
Yay, Scott, thanks for the support. I hope that you are well.
Ang
Posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 21:12:24
In reply to Re: Update » Angela2, posted by SLS on September 18, 2014, at 20:34:41
((((Scott)))) I am glad we are in this together. I don't know if that sounds miserable or not, not trying to sound that way. lol
Posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 21:13:07
In reply to Re: Update, posted by baseball55 on September 18, 2014, at 19:22:28
Thanks Baseball. :)
Posted by SLS on September 18, 2014, at 21:16:38
In reply to Re: Update, posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 21:12:24
> ((((Scott))))
That felt pretty good.
:-)
((((Angela2))))
- Scott
Posted by alexandra_k on September 19, 2014, at 2:23:58
In reply to Update, posted by Angela2 on September 18, 2014, at 14:23:30
I can empathize too. Really started feeling my age over the last couple years. Not feeling like I've found a niche yet... Sometimes I feel good about the way things seem to be heading. But other times I don't feel like things are heading any particular way at all. Anyway... Just wanted to let you know that I'm reading. And I do care.
Posted by Beckett on September 19, 2014, at 13:39:55
In reply to Re: Update » Angela2, posted by alexandra_k on September 19, 2014, at 2:23:58
Hey Angela,
Do you like to make things? I love taking art classes--all kinds. Occasionally I have a small group come over for collage or go to someone else's home. Do you knit? There are even more knitting groups.
Just an idea. I think I can empathize with you. ((((((Hug)))))
Beckett
Posted by Angela2 on September 20, 2014, at 13:04:53
In reply to Re: Update » Angela2, posted by alexandra_k on September 19, 2014, at 2:23:58
Hey Alex, thanks, I really appreciate that.
Posted by Angela2 on September 20, 2014, at 13:07:08
In reply to Re: Update, posted by Beckett on September 19, 2014, at 13:39:55
Hey Beckett,
Yes, I do like to make things. Knitting is a good idea, I haven't done that in quite a while. Thanks.I will post more later but for now, ((((Beckett))))
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