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LETS ALL LAUGH AT PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION!!
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I think we should never forget that people will more readily account negative experiences of medication/therapies than they would positive ones (and I wonder if for depressives that'd be skewed towards a higher proportion of negative accounts
). Search engines are optimised for popularity and that tends to translate into an echo chamber for negative experiences of drugs. If you're really worried about what you may experience when taking a drug/therapy read up the literature to see what your odds are on having various experiences. Personal stories, while important parts of human experience, are also very dangerous when applied incorrectly to future expectations. 0 -
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I'm doing a whole lot better now.
I've actually been feeling quite good for the last couple of weeks.
I went through another unfounded health scare about a month ago thanks to random physical symptoms. My GP even tested me for diabetes at the time but everything came back fine. She suggested, because the symptoms were so random, that maybe it was a physical manifestation of my mental health issues. In any case, she recommended attending an Aware support group. I've done it twice so far over the last few weeks, but I feel a little guilty going in there when I feel well.
I'm just hoping I can keep this up now.
reading this took me back over three decades. vague physical symptoms etc. erratic blood sugar etc.
like you i was told it was mental issues..fast forward three decades of tranx anti ds, in patient stuff, then being written off as inadequate and even criminalised by drs in the uk
finally a consultant mentioned post viral fatigue, ie m.e and the penny dropped with a resounding crash
i still have the same health problems and as drs are so ignorant re m.e i stay well clear of them. took me a year to get off benzos etc yet they would still suggest them
last weekend i fell and broke my wrist which needed surgery. vicious migraine and no real awareness and they offered me xanax for anxiety so i got dressed and came home.
i know my illness, what it does to body and mind,the pattern of the day. if anything bad happens late afternnon i go to pieces so i make sure i am safe.
i say to all here, please make totally sure there is nothing physical underlying and learn side effects of everything you are offered. there are some great online support groups
benzos depress and can make you feel suicidal. many of the meds i was on were quietly withdrawn years ago and the same will happen with the new ones.
many cinderalla ilnnesses cause panic and depression.... m. e , lupus, early stages of parkinsons et etc.
food allergies too
it is great the sharing here; i never had the internet then
being aware is great and questionind the drs too
i am blessed with family support and wisdom from afar; over 70 now and live by choice alone in a remote plae where i can make the running and be boss,
taking me long days and nights to recover from hospital but i will get there! just was all too much and so much ignorance re m.e.
syse typos; one armed bandit !! todays major issue will be opening a tin of beans non ring pull....great gas!just hacked a chicken up for the dogs with a cleaver0 -
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Been on highest dose (225mg) of Efexor for a year now and not sure if it's doing me much good. If I skip a dose, I feel the effects afterwards and regret it. If I keep taking it as I should, I'm plagued by weird dreams and ridiculous increase in sweating....and though it keeps my mood mostly balanced, it doesn't help much when I inevitably **** something up.
I have an MSc dissertation due in a week that I'm dreading.
I put a lot of work into it but most of that work didn't yield any fruitful results, so I'm terrified that what I'm actually able to write about will be considered too basic and not good enough for MSc standard.
All that
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the constant problems of not being attractive enough/not being smart enough/having no talent/not having enough friends/being single and no-one wanting to go out with me
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the thoughts of the future; either failing an MSc and being a total failure OR getting an MSc but still being unemployable and too inexperienced form a job and too dumb for a PhD
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Inevitable financial struggle and returning to social isolation and loneliness as I'll have to move home for financial reasons
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Me not holding out much hope for anything positive happening in the near future.
Last time I saw a GP he said I'd need to show six months minimum of "stable" moods on Efexor before he should consider reducing the dosage. I honestly struggle to get to six days!!0 -
Deleted User wrote: »All that
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the constant problems of not being attractive enough/not being smart enough/having no talent/not having enough friends/being single and no-one wanting to go out with me
Just going to focus on this. This is how you FEEL not necessarily the reality of how things are. How you feel is very bloody important but don't ever let those feeling trick you into denying the reality that you are intelligent (you got a freaking Undergrad!), you have talents (you can write posts quite legibly, you're working on dissertations and that's all I can surmise from the web, I'm sure there are others) you can always make friends (strangers are the friends you've yet to meet) you have your whole life ahead of you to find a partner and again, I'd wager, it's that negative cloud telling you that nobody wants to go out with you. Hang in there bud, be as nice on yourself as possible and remember this will most likely pass. 0 -
Just going to focus on this. This is how you FEEL not necessarily the reality of how things are. How you feel is very bloody important but don't ever let those feeling trick you into denying the reality that you are intelligent (you got a freaking Undergrad!),
Only* a 2.2 though.
Personal problems coupled with having chosen the wrong course, one that really didn't play to my strength at all, made it impossible to get any better result. I got a really good score in my Leaving Cert, and even got a Govt. scholarship to do my undergrad based on my LC results......sadly, LC tests memory (and I do have an above-average memory) rather than actual problem solving skills (which I am sorely lacking in) you have talents (you can write posts quite legibly, you're working on dissertations and that's all I can surmise from the web, I'm sure there are others) you can always make friends (strangers are the friends you've yet to meet) you have your whole life ahead of you to find a partner and again, I'd wager, it's that negative cloud telling you that nobody wants to go out with you. Hang in there bud, be as nice on yourself as possible and remember this will most likely pass.
Thanks for your kind words. However, from what I can gauge, it doesn't take much to write legible posts here (I was well versed in text speak until I was 18 or 19, and far more than old enough to know better!!) and I look at people with less academic achievements than me who seem to be in a much better situation financially and personally than I am....and that kind of hurts. Doing well in exams was the only thing I was ever good at as a child and a teenager; I got the highest results in my year for both Junior Cert and Leaving Cert, for example, but those "achievements" mean nothing now. They won't get me a job ahead of someone with a 2.1.
I do appreciate the kind words though so thank you.
*"Only a 2.2" = strictly from the point of view of employers - personally, having experienced how difficult it is to get any sort of undergad degree, and how easy it is for other life circumstances to get in the way, I'd never look down on anyone with a 3rd or lower. I hope that my post doesn't come across as snobby toward anyone with a 2.2 or less; that's not my intention I swear!0 -
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I have an MSc dissertation due in a week that I'm dreading. I put a lot of work into it but most of that work didn't yield any fruitful results, so I'm terrified that what I'm actually able to write about will be considered too basic and not good enough for MSc standard.
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A result is a result. If you did not get what you expected but your methods were good then you have some interesting talking points.
If you got results because your method didn't quite work, mileage can be gotten through your conclusion and discussion on future work.
Having an issue and not knowing is one thing while having an issue and recognising it is another. Chin up!
I am in a similar position to you as I have a MSc dissertation due soon so we best keep at it!0 -
A result is a result. If you did not get what you expected but your methods were good then you have some interesting talking points.
If you got results because your method didn't quite work, mileage can be gotten through your conclusion and discussion on future work.
Having an issue and not knowing is one thing while having an issue and recognising it is another. Chin up!
I am in a similar position to you as I have a MSc dissertation due soon so we best keep at it!
Thanks bbk.
Tbh, while I am extremely worried about this dissertation mark, what I'm worried about more is all the shít that happens after. I just can't shake the feeling that I'm completely useless to society; I know that family and *some* (not all) care about me, and would miss me if I was gone.......but it just doesn't seem enough. Like I just don 't have enough incentive to keep on living, especially since most of my hopes and desires are bound to be dashed. 0 -
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