DEPRESSION

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Comment by Phaedrus on September 25, 2009 at 1:13pm

I am sorry I have been away for awhile. One of the reasons is the recent success I have had with Natureopathic Medicine. I have suffered with depression my whole life. But even though I have had some recent stressors that would normally have sent me spiraling out of control. (Like My daughter deciding she is a man) I have managed to stay on top. I am managing to continue a new work out program and have lost weight and starting to get on top of the diabetes.

Daniel I just now read your post I know how bad chronic pain can be combined with depression. I was wondering if you have the ability to seek therapy through Chinese Medicine rather than just western medicine. I have had so much success I have just started my masters in TCM to be able to help others.

Comment by Wolven Witch on September 25, 2009 at 1:15am

What an amazing group.

I've been suffering with Bi-Polar disorder since I was 13, and while it's not overly uncommon for young teens to get over it, some; like me, are stuck with it.

It's gotten to the point where I can go from "OH MY GODS SO MUCH ENERGY GOTTA RUNRUNRUN!!" to "I hate myself, I hate my family, I don't want to do this anymore" in an hour and then back up to happy. It can get as severe as I scare myself at night when all I can do is think, and it's not good when I think to much.

I go to therapy, I take Paxil (it's the only thing that really balances me out, I still get the mood swings but it's not terribly bad) and I have a registered therapy dog that goes with me nearly everywhere. It's hard though, and I think it's harder still because I'm young and doctors don't take me seriously and I really don't blame them. I have years and years to live my life, it's just really hard sometimes knowing that I can go to therapy all I want and the doctor, while trying to help ... I don't think he understands. He knows the drugs work, and he knows Logan does his job (my Lhapso Apso) but I still feel... I dunno, lost I guess.

I'm so glad I found this group so that when I'm feeling better (Bi-Polar has at least a few advantages) then maybe I can spread my good mood to others. If you want someone unbiased to talk to as well, I'm always an open ear.

Oh - you can train any dog to be a therapy dog. They need to have a calm temperament, extreme obedience, ignore food and people when working, and being able to snap into work and play mode. It took Logan about 2 years, and he's officially retired but stores that I went to a lot (like the metaphysical stores and such) welcome him, as well as office buildings. Not every state or province will recognize these dogs as actual therapy workers and finding a training program is tough to do, but if you're lucky enough to find one, I recommend checking it out. I have no doubt in my mind Logan has saved my life.

Brightest Blessings everyone
Life isn't easy... and yet somehow we all wake up in the morning.

Comment by Jennifer Faith on September 23, 2009 at 12:52pm

I have suffered from clinical depression for almost 20 years now. I've been on meds for the majority of that time & they work for the most part but I do still have episodes - I fall headlong into inky, scary darkness about once a month, about the time when other women are bitchy & nothing fits right. Then when big stressors enter my life it's all I can do just to keep from completely falling apart.Do you know how hard it is to find a pagan psychiatrist to talk to? & a regular psych or counselor isn't sensitive to a pagan's particular needs & they just seem to like to talk out their asses anyway without really hearing their patients. & those who have never experienced real depressive disorder just don't get it either, saying things like "Snap out of it" or "Try to think of something else". You'd kick them in the shins if you could muster up the energy, right? It's good to have somewhere to go now. It is like a tearful sigh of relief to find a group of other pagans who really get it & are in similar dark places. Maybe we can pull each other through some of the crap. :)

Comment by Daniel on July 30, 2009 at 10:12am

I'm in the dark again. Pain meds work, some what, but take away so much more. Try to go without and the dragon is breathing up my leg so hard I can't think. Give in, take them and the nerve/antidepressants and the darkness gets suffocating. I remember in my twenty's playing Russian roulette with a friends .38. I don't want to go back there. I've given up so much, creatively, in the last thirty years trying to stare this thing down; I wonder what for? The only thing I've gained is that most of the people in my life don't have a glue, and that, according to my therapist, isn't really a good thing.

Comment by JAMMINjordy! on July 25, 2009 at 12:51pm

I hope the morning nausea goes away soon... I think I feel sick because the feeling of emptiness is so real to me now. It's kind of scary. Does that make sense to anyone here?

Comment by Cindy Bidwell Glaze on July 18, 2009 at 12:56pm

Greetings All. I'm starting to come back to life.
Blessings bright & Dark,
Cindy

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Comment by wolverine527 on July 13, 2009 at 11:44pm

man I suck at spelling My apoligies y'all

Comment by wolverine527 on July 13, 2009 at 11:44pm

so Ive been depressed since the age of ten ... also in hospitals. Im pretty sure one day this desises*sp* will kill Me one day

Comment by Lightbringer on July 6, 2009 at 10:47am

A couple of weeks ago, i went through one of the hardest spells of ill-fortune it's been my displeasure to go through in some time. I had known for some time that my aunt was very ill. We all expected her to have more time than she did. She passed away very abruptly. My best friend became very upset with me the same day, so i wasn't getting any support there. It was hot outside, and the first time we tried the AC this year, it wouldn't work. Then, to top it off, i broke a tooth! All this with a screaming baby who most definitely doesn't like the heat.
It was bad. Drinking bad. But, no matter how down i felt, i kept going. A couple of days there, it was all i could do to get out of bed and function, but i did it. It wasn't an inner sense of calm or a knowledge that it would get better. For all i knew, the universe was just winding up to finish me off! It was pure, stuborn, ornery willpower.
Just felt the need to share and let everyone know that, YES , you can do it!

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