Mental Illness

[UsuallyPresent]

I finished!

Today was my last session of TMS. I've seen massive improvement, not 100% but waaay better than I've been in years most days, and the worst is nothing like the worst I've been through before the TMS.

It ain't for everyone, perhaps - I'm no psychiatrist - but for me, it's made a big, big difference.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Today was my last session of TMS. I've seen massive improvement, not 100% but waaay better than I've been in years most days, and the worst is nothing like the worst I've been through before the TMS.

It ain't for everyone, perhaps - I'm no psychiatrist - but for me, it's made a big, big difference.

So glad to hear it. Congrats!

 

[UsuallyPresent]

So glad to hear it. Congrats!

Thank'ee kindly. Tis good to say there are now non- drug antidepressant treatments that work without having to go with electroshock/ECT.

 

[Bramblethorn]

I feel so depressed these days. Everything just overwhelms me... Work, relationships, everything.... What are some good and working methods of dealing with depression, guys? Do you think *spam link deleted* is a good solution? I would like to learn more about it here, thank you a lot in advance!

Fuck off, spammer. Reported.

 

[sally_sparrow]

How are you all?

This morning I woke up and thought about a conversation I had yesterday with someone I have considered a close friend for a long time. After our sobering conversation yesterday, it *finally* dawned on me this morning that they are a complete and total narcissist and a liar.

I can't believe I let our friendship go on for as long as it did, and I feel stupid that I never saw the signs sooner. My friendship and trust have been completely breached and it feels like I've been punched in the gut. It hurts to break ties with someone that I considered close for a long time, but it is very freeing to rid my life of a soul sucking POS.

I hope everyone is managing well during these difficult times. (Hugs)

 

[jaF0]

Y'all should spend a day in my head.




Nawhhh, I couldn't wish THAT on anybody.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

Sally - lotta people been there, imo. Doesn’t help much, didn’t help me much when I went thru something similar, but you ain’t alone - and it gets better.

jaF0 - I’d feel sorry for any telepath, empath, or the like that ran across my cerebrum too. Briefly.

 

[sally_sparrow]

Sally - lotta people been there, imo. Doesn’t help much, didn’t help me much when I went thru something similar, but you ain’t alone - and it gets better.

jaF0 - I’d feel sorry for any telepath, empath, or the like that ran across my cerebrum too. Briefly.

I appreciate that UsuallyPresent. Thank you.

 

[sally_sparrow]

Hope everyone has a great day today

 

[jaF0]

^^ They don't exist any more.

Some are less horrible than others.


It's not easy being me.

 

[edontario559]

Hope everyone has a great day today

Hi Sally,

Sorry to hear what you are going through.

I have pointed out in other forums that the human impact of an Economic Depression is far - far - greater than the human impact that this disease would have had if even nobody had tried to "flatten the curve."

If this was the Spanish Flu, with a huge morbidity/mortality rate? That would have been different. This, however, is largely a creation of the media, who profit mightily from our fear.

Is it a real disease? Of course. Is it horrible and serious and deadly? Yes.

And that's sad... but there are a lot of sad things in life. That's part of life, and it's not the part that we like to dwell on.

However...

If you are old enough, you will remember what your grandparents spoke about at Sunday Dinner. It wasn't the Great Asian Flu of 1957, which was far worse than Covid and, unlike Covid, really went after kids.

No, they rarely if ever mentioned that. They didn't talk much of Polio, either.

What did they actually talk about? The Great Depression. Story after story, week after week.

Aside from the direct human effects - suicide, substance abuse, domestic violence against both spouses and children, crime, etc. - we see the unbelievable indirect human effects. Empty storefronts. People loitering around. Panhandling.

Prostitution is going way, way up once the vaccine comes out - and likely before, too.

We handled this very, very wrong. By walking away from our Constitution, which places Liberty First, we have done irreparable harm.

We ain't ever getting back to where we were, for sure.

I'm sorry that you are one of the many millions who get pinched in the gears.

 

[UsuallyPresent]

Here's hoping your today is a bit better than yesterday, and that tomorrow is better still!

 

[sally_sparrow]

Here's hoping your today is a bit better than yesterday, and that tomorrow is better still!

Yours as well

 

[Enchanted_DreamSam]

I suffer with PTSD, but I don't tell people much about it. Hate having people feeling sorry for me and asking me questions about it. It just stirs up things for me, I rather write about it in my journal. One thing though is that I learned a lot about myself once I got diagnosed with it.

 

[FurryFury]

It good to know what you need and have tools that work.

I suffer with PTSD, but I don't tell people much about it. Hate having people feeling sorry for me and asking me questions about it. It just stirs up things for me, I rather write about it in my journal. One thing though is that I learned a lot about myself once I got diagnosed with it.

 

[Bramblethorn]

If this was the Spanish Flu, with a huge morbidity/mortality rate? That would have been different.

...

If you are old enough, you will remember what your grandparents spoke about at Sunday Dinner. It wasn't the Great Asian Flu of 1957, which was far worse than Covid

Hogwash.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/cor...eres-how-it-stacks-up-to-other-pandemics.html

 

[phil1955]

As I was browsing this thread, I was reminded of a favorite song.

If I had a thing to give
I would tell you one more time
The world is always turning toward the morning

This song is by Gordon Bok. A folksinger who has some really nice songs. Probably not widely known.

 

[Ropebunny]

If you are old enough, you will remember what your grandparents spoke about at Sunday Dinner. It wasn't the Great Asian Flu of 1957, which was far worse than Covid and, unlike Covid, really went after kids.

No, they rarely if ever mentioned that. They didn't talk much of Polio, either.

Hogwash.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/cor...eres-how-it-stacks-up-to-other-pandemics.html

Agreed Bramble!

Also, some of our grandparents had truly horrific stories. We know what happened during WWII. Many were permanently damaged and the effects ripple through the generations. Painful shit. Don’t forget the rest of the world isn’t the US and many nations/cultures have suffered great and often properly unacknowledged losses. For some this is the first time they have suffered with luxury of widespread solidarity, the reality of which is painful in itself.

 

[Lydia_Deetz]

I've looked through other threads and am hesitant to post this, but thought it might be appropriate here... so here goes After I masturbate and climax, I crash down from the high of the orgasm really quickly- almost immediately. Then I start feeling incredibly lonely and depressed. My spikes in libido often end with me feeling really alone and sometimes it brings me to tears. I know this isn't normal. It's happened most of my (masturbating) life. This doesn't happen when I am with a partner. I'm finally trying to face this and figure out why it happens so it will stop happening.

 

[Bramblethorn]

I've looked through other threads and am hesitant to post this, but thought it might be appropriate here... so here goes After I masturbate and climax, I crash down from the high of the orgasm really quickly- almost immediately. Then I start feeling incredibly lonely and depressed. My spikes in libido often end with me feeling really alone and sometimes it brings me to tears. I know this isn't normal. It's happened most of my (masturbating) life. This doesn't happen when I am with a partner. I'm finally trying to face this and figure out why it happens so it will stop happening.

Sounds a bit like PCT, though I don't know whether the solo-vs.-partner distinction is common there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-coital_tristesse

Wishing you luck with sorting it out.

 

[Tallcajun]

Don't be so quick to dismiss the PTSD. It can have major negative effects on your life if ignored.

Word.
This is so true.

 

[Lydia_Deetz]

Sounds a bit like PCT, though I don't know whether the solo-vs.-partner distinction is common there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-coital_tristesse

Wishing you luck with sorting it out.

This hits pretty close to home. Thank you for sharing.

 

[MeekMe]

I used to think medication might change me. Then I flipped and decided I couldn’t do it without medication and it likely wouldn’t be that bad. Now I don’t know what to do really. My doctors office stopped contacting me and I’ve run out of meds.

So now it’s discontinuation syndrome, basically withdrawals, and trying anything and everything to take the edge off.

Through all of this I’m still working. The random rage, confusion, intrusive thoughts, brain zaps, dizziness, nausea, etc. is not making it easy.

It’s difficult to maintain positive thinking right now and I don’t think there’s a way to “fix” this. I’m tired.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

My doctors office stopped contacting me and I’ve run out of meds.

Oh, man, that's rough.

This is concerning. Can you switch primary care providers and have them get you in as an urgent case? I am able to switch clinics with just one phone call, and the medical group that i go to has an attached urgent care open evenings so that i could go as a walk-in and get meds if i needed to. What does your insurance company say?

 

[MeekMe]

Oh, man, that's rough.

This is concerning. Can you switch primary care providers and have them get you in as an urgent case? I am able to switch clinics with just one phone call, and the medical group that i go to has an attached urgent care open evenings so that i could go as a walk-in and get meds if i needed to. What does your insurance company say?

Switching is not easy. PCPs I’ve spoken to typically do not work with drugs for mental health. My PCP originally prescribed a med that helped until it didn’t. There was only one physician willing to prescribe to me in the practice I go to. When I needed more assistance (nothing like a full blown meltdown to get things going) they sent me to a related medical group that specifically deals with mental illness. At that time it was amazing because they got me in the same day (every practice I called had at least a 3 month wait for scheduling).

I do need to do more to fix this. The illogical anxiety is telling me the office stopped getting back to me because I’m an awful person/patient and they just don’t want to deal with me. This is not true. I know this. But anxiety brain says otherwise and I freeze and can’t pick up the phone or bring myself to dial the numbers needed to get help.

If I’m up to it, I will try to call again tomorrow.