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Vitamins are always good for any time of year. With depression, it is best to go to a therapist. He certainly will help and advise you what to do in difficult situations.

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They're only trying to help. No need to be rude.

 

Trying to help? By offering something that's been shown to be useless? I think not.

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This time of year is a pinnacle for SADS sufferers which is a deficiency of vitamin D, systhesised by sunlight. Make sure you can get out and about for a 20 minute walk between noon and 2pm. You can buy supplements like Ginseng and St Johns Wort which help lift your mood. In order to absorb the Vitamin D you also need vitamins B and C so have a look for a good multivitamin if you think you need to.

 

Exercise helps but is costly, I have posted on the free football sessions that SIV are charging £10 per hour for specialist sessions at Concorde. you may as well get a life card and go swimming in the evenings to help you sleep.

 

I concur with your view that exercise helps combat some of the symptoms of the illness, it has been shown to be effective in treating mild to moderate depresion.

Though it's worth pointing out to others that while St Johns Wort can be effective for some, it is recommended that it should not be taken while also on a course of antidepressants, as this can be dangerous.

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I've been through a course of CBT and it did help.

 

It helped in the short term and it also puts systems in place you can use for when the depression returns.

 

Exercise does help me alot so try to do some every day if you can.

 

Some days it will seems like a chore but you have to make yourself do it.

 

Make sure you get everything you are entitled to benefits wise and also that your husband is paying whet he should.

 

And it will get better.

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If you cannot remain civil and refrain from bickering i will be happy to issue suspensions

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Hi The Mrs. I am glad that you have found some support in this thread. It sounds like you are incredibly strong from what I have read from you.

 

I would recommend mindfulness as a technique for combating depression, it is natural, drug free and can be very effective. I was depressed for about 13 years and I found that mindfulness was one of the key elements in me coming out the other side. Depression is not a fixed thing, as you have noticed from some days being better than others.

 

Mindfulness can help you change your thoughts and how you choose to respond to them in order to get a different outcome.

The book that really helped me was "The mindful way through depression" and I still have my copy (and CD). I know money is tight for you at the moment so if you want to borrow it I would be happy to lend you my copy.

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Hiya, so sorry to hear about your struggles annd glad to hear you took steps to go to your GP. I also struggle with depression, anxiety and panics so know what you are going through. I hope there has been more good days than bad since you last posted. xx

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How come when you ring up to see your care coordinator at mental health centre they tell you they are off ill. Does this mean the job stops ,when someone want help with their illness:huh:

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:( that's very wierd. Exactly, the job doesn't stop. People's illnesses don't just stop.

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I've suffered with depression since I was a child due to horrid things happening to me. Now I'm older with kids and it keeps returning, it feels like a punishment. Living a life like this is like torture I need to escape from. I have a loving husband but no matter how many people you have you feel alone. I'm considering just leaving as I make everyone unhappy. Does anyone else suffer like this? I'm on tablets but honestly I cannot keep living life like this

 

I'm very lucky. My gp, health visitor, my iabt person, my partner and family have all been great. I hope you find help soon. Don't do owt daft.

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TheMrs -- I'm getting to be an old man now, but I wanted to write from the perspective of the child of someone who suffered from depression. You wrote that "you make everyone unhappy" and I'm sure my mom felt that way sometimes, and I hang my head in shame that as an adolescent I probably gave her that impression about myself. But here's the thing -- it was the exact opposite. Her love, even through her depression, gave us strength and confidence

 

She had many good days/months/years, but it wasn't always easy for her, and when the depression was on her it had an impact on us too. There were some dark days.

 

And while I'd not wish that depression on anyone, it gave us gifts too. To this day, twenty years after she died, I remember how hard she fought to make sure we knew we were loved, even when the depression robbed her of so much of her energy.

 

What's more, we had an example of her will to keep going, one foot in front of the other, despite the obstacles. She sought help when she needed it. She did a lot when she felt good. She did what she could during the bad times.

 

I don't have depression, but I've had hard times, and her lessons have helped me more than she could have imagined and I'm glad she lived to see me grow up enough so that I could tell her that.

 

So thank you for asking this group for help. Thank you for persevering with your GP and the NHS. Thank you for doing your best with the children.

 

When you have the energy, could you let us know how you're getting on?

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Added a sentence for clarification

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Something of an inspiration.

 

 

Find genuine trust, and genuine friends whom you can find a deep trustful relationship on. Not fair-weathered friends. Or hi and bye friends.

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