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Lets all be anxious/depressed together.

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    #332
    superbad50
    Registered Users Posts: 374 ✭✭superbad50


    hi guys. i too have been suffering from anxiety/depression for several years. I am currently on Lustral. I have managed to wind myself down to 50mg under the doctor's orders. of late I can feel myself getting worse. Having recently been made redundant I am having negative thoughts of , if I get a new job will I be able to do the job with my stress levels being so bad. I feel a nervous wreck. small events such as going the shop makes me go all fussy and nervous. My quality of life has really been affected. I am trying so hard but the only thing that comes into my head are negative thoughts. A lot of the time I feel like it is an effort to talk, my chest feels so tight.

    doesnt help the matter that i have a mortgage, bills,etc. confidence and self esteem have been shattered and isnt quite there at the minute, ie to find employment, even if i wanted to


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    #333
    mickman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,661 ✭✭✭mickman


    Pat D. Almighty wrote: »
    Well that's a bit silly...... in my opinion of course :)

    whats silly about it. i dont come on these forums to hear about your past of taking illegal drugs. you say you took them ONLY five times while you have been on this earth. do you want a medal for that?

    maybe its time you started to respect your body, respect the law, respect something / anything, aspire to something / set some goals for yourself and maybe, just maybe you wont be so depressed


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    #334
    Bebs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Bebs


    mickman wrote: »
    whats silly about it. i dont come on these forums to hear about your past of taking illegal drugs. you say you took them ONLY five times while you have been on this earth. do you want a medal for that?

    maybe its time you started to respect your body, respect the law, respect something / anything, aspire to something / set some goals for yourself and maybe, just maybe you wont be so depressed

    This thread is about anxiety and depression. If you have a problem with this gentleman can you please keep it to personal messages? Seeing you condemning someone who posted honestly will probably turn more people away from this thread than anything that has been said here about illegal drugs.


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    #335
    Odysseus
    Registered Users Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    It would seem to me that if a person was depressed or anxious and had a history of drug they would be put off posting here. Drug users are treated very badly in this country, I posted a recent thread in the health sciences forum about it. Form an outsider looking it, I would say this thread needs to be non-judgemental.


    Edit: Just to state some you know I'm a therapist and I also do a lot of work with drug users, in my opinion lads you have been doing a great job supporting each other, it would be a shame to see that going down the tubes.


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    #336
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Mick you're clearly being very supportive...good work! No wait, you're not. The guy didnt ask to be judged for what he has done in the past, although nice of you to suggest that he's suffering from depression from that. Nothing good to say then say nothing at all? And all that jazz?

    Superbad sorry to hear that you've been having a few bad days. Congratulate yourself for being able to go to the shops, although for some it may seem like a pretty normal thing to do, for others it's not so easy. So well done :) commend yourself for doing those "little" things and you'll encourage positive thinking.

    When I had my episode in 2007 I lived on icepops and icecubes, something small, but it worked for me. They cheered me up in fact! (er, that's a bit random, but try one and see!!)


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    #337
    mickman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,661 ✭✭✭mickman


    ok . i apologise


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    #338
    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    mickman,

    this thread is a supportive thread for those who have depression and anxiety.

    it is not a place for criticisms/judgements/moral condemnations of someone's lifestyle choices.

    if that doesnt suit your agenda, please dont post here again


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    #339
    George Orwell 1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭George Orwell 1982


    God awful day today. I feel like I barely exist.


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    #340
    mickman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,661 ✭✭✭mickman


    why so, whats up


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    #341
    George Orwell 1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭George Orwell 1982


    Nothing in particular, just woke up tired and feeling very down and anxious. Thats just it - it would be better if there was some specific reason. Its a problem thats being going on so long at this stage that it doesn't even matter how it ever started in the first place. I'm just stuck suffering all the time and I feel its slowly killing me.

    I'm getting professional help and doing everything I can to make my life work but I'm really struggling at the same time.


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    #342
    mickman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,661 ✭✭✭mickman


    that happens the best of us man. we all get up feeling anxious from time to time.

    you just need to try and say to yourself, "today is an anxious day, tomorrow wont be"


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    #343
    tikkaman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭tikkaman


    hi mate,

    with regard to feeling crap, believe me i've noticed that when i feel tired

    that my mood really is down, the worlds on my shoulders, my thinking's all over the place,

    settle yourself down and concentrate on something good...

    ATB.

    tikkaman.


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    #344
    George Orwell 1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭George Orwell 1982


    Cheers tikkaman, I didn't feel so bad today when I got out of work. Need to get a plan together for my mood in the mornings.


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    #345
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hey George,

    Sorry that you're havin a **** day. I used to find that I woke up in complete panic too. It was awful so I know how you're feeling. The way I used to combat it was to set myself something to tend to. For me that involved concentrating on having a shower...cause there were days (upon days) where I somehow forgot to. I got a great feeling from the achievement of washing myself.

    It's the small things that go a long way. Little steps :)

    Also, i'm planning on going to my first aware meeting tomorrow in dublin...anyone else venturing to it?


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    #346
    bob50
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭bob50


    shadow12345 wrote: »
    Hey George,

    Sorry that you're havin a **** day. I used to find that I woke up in complete panic too. It was awful so I know how you're feeling. The way I used to combat it was to set myself something to tend to. For me that involved concentrating on having a shower...cause there were days (upon days) where I somehow forgot to. I got a great feeling from the achievement of washing myself.

    It's the small things that go a long way. Little steps :)

    Also, i'm planning on going to my first aware meeting tomorrow in dublin...anyone else venturing to it?


    Yeah i went to them a lot in the last 2 years they are quite informative and useful also confidential you dont have to speak about yourself you dont want to just sit back and listen


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    #347
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Really? Thanks for letting me know, wasnt sure what to expect! Ill be the silent one in the corner :O kinda lookin forward to it though, something to look forward to where I know people will understand!

    Ill let ya know how it goes...

    So how's everyones sleeping pattern these days?


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    #348
    C_Dawg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭C_Dawg


    Still up half the night and sleeping in til the afternoon - great times lol


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    #349
    cookiemixer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭cookiemixer


    I'm kinda of suprised to hear someone slate off support groups just because they don't like the emails they have gotten. I have a friend who has contacted them and was happy with the info they got from that and form the free public talk they went to last yr. Also they have used the support group and found it helpful. I don't think aware and grow are about OCD anyways


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    #350
    C_Dawg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭C_Dawg


    Another Saturday night stuck in, anyone about?


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    #351
    RubyXI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭RubyXI


    C_Dawg wrote: »
    Another Saturday night stuck in, anyone about?

    Shur where else would we be :)


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    #352
    C_Dawg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭C_Dawg


    phi3 wrote: »
    Shur where else would we be :)

    LOL

    Ah I'm just feeling a bit miserable. A friend who cut me out of their lives a few months back has posted up pictures on Facebook of a party with all their new mates. The most enjoyable thing I had to look forward tonight was the pizza delivery man knocking on the door.


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    #353
    Odysseus
    Registered Users Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    cookiemixer wrote: »
    I'm kinda of suprised to hear someone slate off support groups just because they don't like the emails they have gotten. I have a friend who has contacted them and was happy with the info they got from that and form the free public talk they went to last yr. Also they have used the support group and found it helpful. I don't think aware and grow are about OCD anyways

    My experiece of support goups is the they can really help some people and some people aren't suited to them for different reasons. My understandimg of aware and grow especially the latter is that they cater of mental health issues in general, though I think aware is more focused on the depressive disorders.

    Lot of people get great help through 12 step programmes for addictive disorders, but they just don't suit others, I would be a lot more familar with these groups.


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    #354
    superbad50
    Registered Users Posts: 374 ✭✭superbad50


    sorry to hear you are feeling miserable. things always appear worse in our own heads than what they actually are. stay positive , look at things differently - least i can treat myself to an occasional pizza, as you well know there are a lot of people who dont have this choice and are far worse off. i know it's only small thing but if you can learn to enjoy and appreciate the small things a bit more often i feel you will be a better person for it


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    #355
    C_Dawg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭C_Dawg


    Cheers Superbad50, you have a good way at looking at things :)


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    #356
    cookiemixer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭cookiemixer


    Yeah - I agree that support groups can be good but they may not be for everyone. Still, with OCD there are so many people who don't understand it, inclduing professionals. I don't see how going to a support group that isn't for OCD is going to help. People will probably start coming up with ideas on how to deal with it but ideas that probably aren't helpful and will probably just annoy the person. At least when you go to Aware you knwo they have training in depression and if they use Body Whys those workers have an understanding of eating disorders and what comes with it.


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    #357
    C_Dawg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭C_Dawg


    I'm prone to a bit of obsessive compulsive behaviour at times but not at the level of OCD. I hope you find a good support group to help out cookiemixer


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    #358
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Feeling very depressed lately,struggle to get out of bed most days,and finally plucked up the courage to go to my GP this afternoon,should not have even bothered,he admitted that he didnt know what to do with me and told me to come back in a few weeks if I'm still feeling bad.He earned his €45 with advice like that!

    What the hell do I do now?felt that going to see him was my last option.


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    #359
    Shazanne
    Registered Users Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Shazanne


    Good God! What sort of a doctor is that? Just mark him down as a bad experience and perhaps make an appointment with another Doctor or look up the name of a Counsellor in your area and go and have a chat with them. GP's, in my opinion, are not qualified to deal with depression disorders anyway, they are just useful for a referral to a psychotherapist or a psychiatrist.
    Dont give up on getting some help just because of this bad experience. All doctors are NOT like that!:)


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    #360
    C_Dawg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭C_Dawg


    Hey 757unhappy, sorry to hear you're having a bad time. It's far from your last option. I agree 100% with Shazanne - if you can find a different GP to talk to about this things will start to get better


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    #361
    RubyXI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭RubyXI


    I can't stress enough how much I admire you people who manage to talk to doctors about how you feel. I hope some day I'll be able to but I can't see that ever happening.


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