Aniexty and depression

[stickygirl]

The Brits and the English are in a row......

I thought that could be the start of an ancient briton joke, like a Briton, an Angle and a Saxon are standing in a row, which one do the Romans kill first?

Also dolf, yes.

 

[Mariepsylckr]

Meds do they work? So worried about asking my doc sigh. I feel too young to feel this way but I do. 26 female sigh make my brain stop haha

I don’t know if you MAVV will still see this’d as it’s an old post.

Short answer to the question if meds for depression and anxiety works: it depends.

Everyone is different. Usually the meds + talk therapy works best. But it does take a LONG time. And one needs support from family and friends.

 

[JonBHappy]

I don’t know if you MAVV will still see this’d as it’s an old post.

Short answer to the question if meds for depression and anxiety works: it depends.

Everyone is different. Usually the meds + talk therapy works best. But it does take a LONG time. And one needs support from family and friends.

Wise words, it isn't a get well soon illness, it takes time, patience and support. My own experience of the antidepressant medication was a cutting off of the extremes of depression, giving me some middle ground where I could work with a counsellor (though I didn't appreciate that at the beginning, I thought the therapist would work on me).
In my case it seems to be lifelong, requiring vigilance and attention when required, using the tools and techniques I learned in therapy.

 

[Mariepsylckr]

Wise words, it isn't a get well soon illness, it takes time, patience and support. My own experience of the antidepressant medication was a cutting off of the extremes of depression, giving me some middle ground where I could work with a counsellor (though I didn't appreciate that at the beginning, I thought the therapist would work on me).
In my case it seems to be lifelong, requiring vigilance and attention when required, using the tools and techniques I learned in therapy.

Good luck.
It’s a life long struggle.

 

[stickygirl]

Any particular reason you wanted to revive this thread? Are you feeling a little anxious about something? Covid blues?

Yep Philos - as ever Lit is probably not the most sympathetic forum to share difficult personal matters but... sometimes an anonymous space can work.

Anxiety & Depression are as unique as the people who suffer from them and there are a variety of ways it can be helped. Personally I tried cbt and found it wasn't for me, counselling suited me better. Those non-med approaches are suggested first by doctors in the UK, but if you're ill, and depression is an illness, then why not take meds as directed by a doc? The new drugs are much smarter and more like food supplements than mind-numbing narcotics.

Don't think you can fix it by yourself - it can be a humiliating admission to blurt out to a doctor, but that's their job. I can change the oil in a car, but I have no idea how it's computer works, so I go to someone who does.

 

[Champakian]

I do, at times, get depressed over my lack of anxiety.

No one should be that laid back.

Right?

 

[philos]

Any particular reason you wanted to revive this thread? Are you feeling a little anxious about something? Covid blues?

Yes, I’ve been pretty down lately but I also thought this was a good thread to bring back. It was generally a place of mutual support and understanding rather than a trollfest. I think many of us are suffering and like the old saying, it’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

 

[dolf]

Yes, I’ve been pretty down lately but I also thought this was a good thread to bring back. It was generally a place of mutual support and understanding rather than a trollfest. I think many of us are suffering and like the old saying, it’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

GB tradition is to start a new thread, rather than resurrect. But you're right that there's a lot of anxiety around these days.

 

[IdeasMarauder]

GB tradition is to start a new thread, rather than resurrect. But you're right that there's a lot of anxiety around these days.

And the answer surely isn't to get yourself hooked on prescription drugs-for which the doctors get paid for prescribing.

 

[dolf]

And the answer surely isn't to get yourself hooked on prescription drugs-for which the doctors get paid for prescribing.

You really are determined to verbally wank off in public.

Out of curiosity, how many of these drugs have you tried?

 

[rockcasbah]

GB tradition is to start a new thread, rather than resurrect. But you're right that there's a lot of anxiety around these days.

knowing the right thread starting protocols can be stressful for some.

thoughts and prayers.

 

[hobbit.]

Have you tried removing all the sighs? Just a thought.

?

sighs doesnt matter

 

[hobbit.]

Here in the UK, we have slightly different social conventions to USA.

I found the quickest way to get medical help / intervention was to apply for a firearms licence. Then mention it to my doctor. mind you the police also mentioned it to my doctor.

 

[hobbit.]

Not a cultural difference, just the difference between your layman's opinion and medical knowledge. Next you'll tell us how you got yourself off Valium cold turkey and found god.

fuck off with your hocus pocus medico shit dude. I do quite well out of people who have found god. Mind, since the HSE took a close interest in my fire walking business i had to find income from somewhere.

God can be a great healer my friend. (except in burns cases)

 

[hobbit.]

0I can change the oil in a car, but I have no idea how it's computer works, so I go to someone who does.

how do you know then, if you dont know how a computer works. that the person you have taken your computer to knows how a computer works and can fix it? ''sorry this computer is beyond repair'' thatl be £100 please.

I could offer a prayer up for your 'puter for £50, clearly it may not fix it, but miracles can happen if you believe in them. £40 for cash.

 

[stickygirl]

how do you know then, if you dont know how a computer works. that the person you have taken your computer to knows how a computer works and can fix it? ''sorry this computer is beyond repair'' thatl be £100 please.

I could offer a prayer up for your 'puter for £50, clearly it may not fix it, but miracles can happen if you believe in them. £40 for cash.

Mate, with your 386 chip, I'm surprised you still able to connect. Are you on dial-up still?

...there are some ok god people but don't be handing over £40 cash unless it's for your plot

 

[Allen2021]

Yes, I’ve been pretty down lately but I also thought this was a good thread to bring back. It was generally a place of mutual support and understanding rather than a trollfest. I think many of us are suffering and like the old saying, it’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

Have you looked into Wim Hof, his story and his method? He overcame depression after his wife committed suicide.

 

[hobbit.]

Mate, with your 386 chip, I'm surprised you still able to connect. Are you on dial-up still?

...there are some ok god people but don't be handing over £40 cash unless it's for your plot

386 chip? WTF you on about? i use wifi. neighbour didnt change the factory password on their router.

Some God people are very honest and decent (some also follow the church of rome) I can do plots for less than £40, depends on degree of discretion required, length of interment needed (simple 'skip the country timescale, or full on '' if the body ever turns up im fucked' kind of timescales) The institute of civil engineering has some very 'suss' members open to all kind of auto suggestion

 

[hobbit.]

Have you looked into Wim Hof, his story and his method? He overcame depression after his wife committed suicide.

Was probably faking it just to get attention.

 

[stickygirl]

Was probably faking it just to get attention.

Talking of meds. Check if your packet says 10mg or 100mg

 

[hobbit.]

Talking of meds. Check if your packet says 10mg or 100mg

I dont need to, but thanks, i have people who do that for me.

 

[dolf]

The neighbour's milkman woke me up, at 3am, and there's shag all else to do, so I guess I'll share with the class. The GB oldsters already know this shit, having watched it play out in real time, but it may be helpful to someone.

After a childhood of poverty and abuse, followed by a few more adult years of sexual violence and emotional abuse of various shades, I reached a point where my ability to cope collapsed and I was no longer a fully functioning member of society. PTSD is a bitch.
Finally, being so underweight for so long that I developed heart arrhythmia, and going days on end without sleep, I plucked up my last shred of courage and asked my doctor for help.
I tried a few antidepressants and anti-anxiety meds until I found one that worked, and then I was sent to therapy. After a year of meds and counselling, I was on the road to recovery and able to come off the meds.
I can say, without question, that I couldn't have gone through with the therapy without the meds. They didn't change my character, or get me hooked, but they did lift the crushing weight enough for me to heal. I wasn't a zombie, and I could get through a day without crying.
Although I had blips in the early days, because recovery from serious injury takes time and occasional setbacks are to be expected, I never needed meds again and I consider myself fully recovered.

If you need help, seek help. There's no shame in getting treatment for your ills. Therapy is like physio for the mind. Meds... well, some people with chronic conditions need painkillers and anti-inflammatory meds for life, and some people only need them for a recovery period. I think that's a reasonable analogy.

Hopefully this at least partly answers the question.

 

[silver gurl]

 

[dolf]

Thank you. I appreciate the sympathy from someone who understands that milkmen are cunts. Cunts!

 

[thør]

Thank you. I appreciate the sympathy from someone who understands that milkmen are cunts. Cunts!

I'm certain one is the father of my wife. Her mom and dad and all her sis's are blonde. She got the smart hair.