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Replies to '02/06 Pill Popping Twins'
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February 7, 2008, 5:44 pm PST
 Quote From: nixi333 I have suffered from deep depression. I won't go into my life story but I have tried to take my life and the doctors tried to put me on pills. They suck, they didn't work. The only thing that did work was taking long walks in the woods, where I discovered and had long conversations with god. I learned meditation and about the soul and about forgiveness and I also learned alittle about hormones and how the brain works. THAT is how I learned to over come it and control it. It took years and alot of hard work but it was far better health wise, mentally and spiritually to do the hard work then it was to take some dang pill that made me feel nothing. That is not a fix. It's giving in and giving up. Sorry but I am proud of the work I've done and I know that I will never fall into that pit again (and haven't after 15 years) because of what I have learned and because of how strong it made me ....If I had just taken a pill I would of been back where I started when the pill quit working or would of been a complete wreck (like a friend of mine) when I quit taking the pill. So I stand by what I said and have the life experience to back it up. I do wish luck and strength and blessings, and please take what I said in the way it is intended, it can be done, it's not always easy but nothing worth it's weight ever is but you'll be all the better for it. Nixi I am so happy to hear that you found a way to overcome such a horrilbly hard time. I, too , love to walk in the woods and find get peace there and with the Lord. I also take medication for Obsessive cumpulsive disorder-a wonderfully (sarcasm) inherited trait from my mother. You are right , taking a pill won't cure everything-one does need a holistic approach. And it sounds like you were smart to listen to your body and not take meds. It sounds like you were , what I think is , medication resistant-where medication doesn't help. it is a medical diagnosis. And how wonderful that you found a way out of the abyss of depression. But if I didn't have my medication, to right the chemical inbalance in my brain, that I have had from birth(symptoms started around 4)-I would be sick, like a diabetic would be wthout their insulin. You see, you are you and I am me . What works for you can only go so far for me -or others who are clinically, physically depressed. Please, try to take what i am saying in the way I intend it. It can be done-for some -but some have diseases -yes diseases- that require medication. You should be proud of yourself!!!! I would be. But remember , everyone's path is different and valid. |
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