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Almost stepped over the edge

  • 31-03-2010 4:40pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    iv been kinda depressed for a while now i think, generally have no interest in doing anything but its been getting progressively worse, started off by just feeling bad, then not wanting to get out of bed to actually staying in bed all day but now iv hit rock bottom, i was away in a city recently with an underground system, as the train was arriving i kinda thought to myself "will i just do it and all this bad sh!t will stop". i didnt obviously but these thought are starting to come into my head more and more and i dont trust myself anymore to be able to get rid of these thoughts. im scared.


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  • #2
    Taltos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,830 ✭✭✭✭Taltos


    OP would you consider going to your GP to discuss how you have been feeling?
    Maybe write down what you can remember - even date some of it - and bring it with you - this will help them help you.

    Or reach out to some of the support groups out there - for example the Samaritans?

    I think posting here is a great first step - granted we don't know who you are - yet it does take courage and some part of you must want to get some help...

    Try to find someone to talk to, there are loads of ways they can help you - it is not just 1 fix for all people. For example, some folk may require medication, some might need counselling, some may just need to find a new direction and some may have other hidden issues that need to be addressed - or a combination of these and more. So go on - go to your GP or another doctor you trust and ask for that help. Be prepared it can take some time to work through all this - and some days you might feel like crap or some approaches may need to be explored - but each day you work at this the closer you are to getting the help you need.


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    thanks for getting back to me. im in college and have had a few counselling sessions, they are helping i think but since my last time i went things have gone really downhill and my next appointment isnt for another week.i just am so sick of feeling like this, i think these problems have been around for a while but something that happened recently was the straw that broke the camels back. i think iv forgotten how to be happy, i dont know how anymore.


  • #4
    Taltos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,830 ✭✭✭✭Taltos


    Thing to keep in mind is you are not the only one feeling like this. Ok - will not help much - but thinking that there are more like you out here it might make you feel not so quite alone.

    Maybe contact your counsellor and seek a pull in or more frequent sessions. But do go to your GP and seek advice there too. Let them know what you are doing to work on this and what is / not working.

    Maybe start a journal to capture your lows when they happen - the writing might help trick your mind into distracting yourself. But think back to when you were younger - what gave you loads of pleasure?
    > climbing trees? - the climbing walls in college...
    > train sets - go buy one
    > airfix?
    > the beach? - try surfing...

    I am just suggesting some things that might help - but until you try a few who knows - it might be the simplist thing - like even just making bread...

    But stick with the program and if your counsellor is not helping any more seek a referral or a change in who you talk to. If you are lucky the first person you talk to will help you 100% - but remember - life is messy it can sometimes take multiple attempts to get past this - but you will. Just believe that and keep repeating it to yourself...


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