Topic : Depression

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April 28, 2006, 3:59 pm PDT

Hi Beth!!! You are welcome and thank you too...

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SEA, 

  

THANK  YOU FOR CARING!!  I feel so much alone in dealing with depression. 

  

Kenneth, a senior citizen who I help, told me that I was overreacting to a church member's death. 

She was suffering from cancer.  Her death was hard since I saw her a month ago. Kenneth  told me that the death was a week ago and to move onward.  He said  you just have your good days and your bad days.... 

  

People tell me that my self anger is related to depression.  I only know that I take my self-anger and times I am upset with myself  with difficulty.  I tend to scratch or cut myself with safety pins.  I know this is not the way to deal with what I am facing.  I do not feel any pain when I take what I am feeling out on myself physically.  ACtually sometimes it feels good when all the feelings are gone afterward. NObody truly gets hurt. 

  

I was taking the Depakote for seizure-like activity.   I take the Prozac for depression.  I will talk to my primary doctor about increasing my Prozac dosage to 80 mg.  Unfortunately, my primary doctor told me that he does not recommend any of the psychriatrists in  Corpus Christi.  He told me that such doctors have only overmedicated other patients in the past.  He also tells me the psychotherapists are not too good here also.   

  

I do not have a support group.  Even my church family is not supportive, because they do not desire to educate themselves about my medical conditions.  I journal what I am feeling on Phil's web site and eventually staple the hard copy to my spiral journal.  My best support is actually Melody, my Brittany Spaniel.  She listens to me no matter what and loves me. 

  

Thank you for caring!  You cannot know how much it means to know someone cares!!! 

  

God Bless you! 

  

Beth 

Well, Kenneth is Kenneth and you are you....right... Kenneth likely means well and just wants you to smile again sooner rather than later. As a senior citizen he especially knows each minute counts and when gone...gone...and looking back won't change things. The average time to grieve the loss of someone close to us is six months; some longer and others less time yet if someone is special you always remember person now and again. What do you remember most about woman at church who passed? Feel free to talk about her here. This is a support board. What have you been up to today?

I noticed you like to walk like I do... Your bio sounds very upbeat... What type of light gardening do you like?

Your primary doctor and Dr. Phil and most good doctors hope a person will not be over-prescribed yet are totally for any necessary medication. You cold ask you primary care if he has heard of below and what he thinks of recovery-inc.com. The only group that meets in Corpus Christi might be in an area you wouldn't want to venture to at night as I do not know the Corpus Christi area that well other than I LOVE North Parde Island Holiday Inn and Alice, Texas about 45 miles from Corpus Christi on Hwy 44 I think...not sure now. My mother lived in Alice, Texas, where everyone smiled all the time and roses bloomed all year and Poinsettias grew into bushes about five feet tall or more like in Phoenix, Arizona, my mother said. Mother had a beautiful place in Alice, Texas, with palm trees next to her balcony and a banana tree that grew up to just above her balcony in places. Hummingbirds often stopped by, seemingly, to watch mother read the paper and work crossword puzzles and regular puzzles. Prayers prayed your way for you to be Blessed Abundantly, Beth. SEA

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April 28, 2006, 4:04 pm PDT

Oh....

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My experience with Psychologists and other mental health professionals is that they are pretty ineffective.  

You ARE entitled to your opinion. Why do you say this? A Rand Study said only 55% of doctors get correct diagnosis. I guess that is why they are said to be practicing medicine. I hope everyone here who seeks medical and dental care comes across only the doctors in 55% that get it right. Will you be sharing more opinions etc.? Best wishes, :-) SEA
 
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April 28, 2006, 4:11 pm PDT

pprincess I forgot to mention...

We watch "Keeping Up Appearances" on PBS too with Mrs. Bucket aka "Bouquet". I am about to see if I can make it to the corner and back on a short walk with my dog inbetween rain spells as raining here today. I just couldn't help but smile when you specified "Bouquet". LOLz I hope you have a G'Day. SEA
 
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April 28, 2006, 4:56 pm PDT

Hi Laurie

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Any big plans for the weekend. Surprisingly I am not sore today from yoga, I bent and stretched in ways I didn't know my body could. LOL. 

  

Have a great day 

  

Laurie 

I hope your flu has taken a hike. You make Yoga sound rejuvenating. I saw someone got their wish today. So, I am hoping that your flu finally went away and you are off having a good time today and I hope you have a lovely weekend too. Today, has been a really good day. The home made vegetable soup turned out good and was good for us too. Enough break in the rain that I was able to take Tigger on a short stroll and the temperature is perfect with the overcast and a lovely breeze. I don't have any big plans this weekend so far and a TBA weekend although Lynn might have something up his sleeve he hasn't told me about yet. He does that sometimes. I hope the only par you see this weekend is your feeling up to par again, Laurie. :-) SEA
 
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April 28, 2006, 5:02 pm PDT

pagusa1 (Post in quote box was to you.)

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I was caught off guard by your thinking you need to "shake it off".  Please don't expect that of yourself.  I am a grieving mother from the loss of my 32 yr old son by drowning.  It happened in 1998.  There is no time limit on grief.  I believe that God allows to absorb our loss however long it takes.  I have found that I have learned to accept my son's deather in small increments.  I have a hard time when fishing season comes in and I see the signs by the road "worms for sale".  He was a avid fisherman.  My eyes well up and my heart hurts still.  Take your time and feel what you feel.  No one else can understand but those that love you will wait until you can smile again.  I scared myself the first time I laughed after my son's death....I wondered if it was o.k. or was I being  callous.  

  

Let me share with you a true story:  The night my son drowned  he and I had just returned from the burial of a very dear aunt.  We were driving home.  We lived at the lake and as we were turning off on our road we both spotted a double rainbow.  My son said Mom let's drive closer to the lake and watch it.  I said o.k.  We talked about God's promise to Abraham that he would never leave us or forsake us.  I told my son I had never seen a double rainbow before.  He said"Mom", maybe you will be blessed twice.  Little did I know how prophectic those words would be!  After we arrived home I told him I was going to lay down and rest.  We had been nursing my aunt for two years with brain cancer.  About 7PM he came into my room and said I am going fishing for a little while.  I asked him to please not get in the boat; it was late and I needed not to worry.  He said o.k.  About 9 P>M> he came back into my room to let me know that he was home.  I thanked him and said goodnight son, I love you.  I fell asleep from exhaustion and awakened about 7AM.  I went into his room to check on him and he was not there.  I knew.  He was out fishing on the boat.  I walked down to the dock but couldn't see him.  I became frantic; called everybody I knew, went to the bait shop.  No one had seen him.  Between that 7AM wake up call and the following Sunday which was Mothers day (3 days later) I was a total basketcase.  Everyone was reassuring me that he had took the boat to one of the islands around us but I knew.  On Mothers Day the coroner came and told me they had found my son.  That was 8 years ago.  There is a hole in my heart.  It will never be filled.  Yours won't either.  BUT, fill it with wonderful memories:  times, places, smells everything that keeps you son close to you.  My son left me a note on the refrigerator marked 9:30 pm.  it said "I'll see you when the fish quit biting". love,   .. Be good to yourself.  Talk, talk, talk.  to everyone you love......it will bond you with world in a much deeper way and will make you hopeful for the day you will see your son again.  

  

  

 
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April 28, 2006, 5:13 pm PDT

HI..... I have Missed you all sooooo much!

Just a quick update.... I am at my sister's using her computer. Still don't have interenet. 

  

I am doning okay. Husband leaves for bootcamp Tuesday. FINALLY!!!. I ahve been working a lot. But I think and pray about you all A LOT.  

  

Oh and the best part... We found a great new church home. I really love the people there. very nice. 

 
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April 28, 2006, 5:15 pm PDT

pgoings

I was the same way when my mother passed away and the the first time I laughed was to Joel Osteen's opening joke when, par chance, I stumbled across him on TV. I am about to watch Joel Osteen at 8 pm Central time on TBN if you'd like to join me. That is channel 58 here yet TBN is on different channels different places yet airs same time relative to 8 pm Central Time equivanent where ever you are. Hugs and prayers and I am SO sorry about your son drowning yet I know your son will ALWAYS be in your heart. I consider my parents my guardian angels. :-) SEA
 
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April 28, 2006, 5:16 pm PDT

Depression

It is so nice to see www.yesyoucan again.  

  

Oh man have I missed you all. 

 
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April 28, 2006, 5:18 pm PDT

Have to Go

Just wanted to stop in real quick while I had the chance. 

  

Much love 

  

God Bless 

  

Heather 

 
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April 28, 2006, 5:19 pm PDT

Hi Heather. GREAT to see you!!! Glad you stopped by.

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Just a quick update.... I am at my sister's using her computer. Still don't have interenet. 

  

I am doning okay. Husband leaves for bootcamp Tuesday. FINALLY!!!. I ahve been working a lot. But I think and pray about you all A LOT.  

  

Oh and the best part... We found a great new church home. I really love the people there. very nice. 



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