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Mental Health Depression MEGA Thread - DepressionTalk + Over 100 Links of Info

^ I know I should, but I've been through a decade of mental health therapy with little or no success. And I have tried DBT, one-on-one with a psychologist, before stopping due to a lack of progress. Frankly, I don't think therapy works for me. Either that or I'm one of those borderlines who are "resistant to treatment".
 
I know I sound like a broken record Sweet Pea, but I really think you should give DBT another try. While it can be done individually, it's really meant to be done in a group setting. It honestly has saved my life.
 
^ Yeah, my counsellor says DBT works best with group therapy in addition to the one-on-one sessions. But the thought of group therapy scares the hell outta me! Not only would I be talking about deeply personal things with a therapist, but I'd be doing it in a group of strangers!
 
Yeah, that scared the hell out of me at first too! Most of the people there seem to find it rather intimidating at first. Most people in DBT have BPD though so it was nice and good for me to see that other people relate to me and I can relate to them. Now I'm able to talk to them more openly than a lot of my friends and family. It's been a really good support network for me. I actually look forward to going to DBT now.
 
Okay i thought the addition of l-tyrosine to the bupropion im on was helping my depression but im pretty sure it's a manic episode now :( . 2nd day off l-tyrosine and just took some onanzapine to help.

Im currantly doing pretty good on a med combo of olanzapine, risperidone, lamotrigine, clonazepam and bupropion. I have times when ive been real down but i havent had depression since i started that combo. Weed helps control my mood too so i use a fair bit of that :\
 
Just need to acknowledge that I have been pretty down over the past few days more so then usual. I've struggled with it for many years, however it has gotten alot better over the past few years... still present though.

I went on an short opiate binge that ended a week ago, these are probably part of the after effects.

Really think I need to move this year. My town is very depressing. Lots of crime, poverty and addiction. 1 in 3 children here live in poverty :( ... Working in the foster care system has really impacted me. Very difficult.
 
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Yeah, that scared the hell out of me at first too! Most of the people there seem to find it rather intimidating at first. Most people in DBT have BPD though so it was nice and good for me to see that other people relate to me and I can relate to them. Now I'm able to talk to them more openly than a lot of my friends and family. It's been a really good support network for me. I actually look forward to going to DBT now.
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I've seen some major improvements in my clients who have done DBT programs.

Sadly, the state of Illinois is cutting alot of mental health funding :X
 
Sweet P said:
^ Yeah, my counsellor says DBT works best with group therapy in addition to the one-on-one sessions. But the thought of group therapy scares the hell outta me! Not only would I be talking about deeply personal things with a therapist, but I'd be doing it in a group of strangers!
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This may sound weird, but I feel more comfortable talking about my problems with strangers that are going through the same thing as me than my friends and family that don't.
 
paranoid android said:
Okay i thought the addition of l-tyrosine to the bupropion im on was helping my depression but im pretty sure it's a manic episode now :( . 2nd day off l-tyrosine and just took some onanzapine to help.

Im currantly doing pretty good on a med combo of olanzapine, risperidone, lamotrigine, clonazepam and bupropion. I have times when ive been real down but i havent had depression since i started that combo. Weed helps control my mood too so i use a fair bit of that :\
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I'm a huge advocate for the legalization of weed in the States. I'm not a huge user, but when I do, it makes my anxiety go away. There are definitely medical uses for it and I think the Gov't should realize this.
 
For sure it should be legal. I have 2 illnesses that weed helps but i can't even get prescribed marinol. I have bipolar disorder and neuropathic pain. The way they deal with prescription weed here in canada is retarded. I laugh cause i get scripts for morphine and dilaudid when they say no to marinol or something.
 
paranoid android said:
For sure it should be legal. I have 2 illnesses that weed helps but i can't even get prescribed marinol. I have bipolar disorder and neuropathic pain. The way they deal with prescription weed here in canada is retarded. I laugh cause i get scripts for morphine and dilaudid when they say no to marinol or something.
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More often than not, weed works better than most of the anxiety meds I've been prescribed.
 
my mirtaz has finally kicked in. Which is nice I suppose. Rather than being up and down like a freaking yo-yo I'm settled in one mood. Pity its so dark. I still have ups and downs I suppose but today has been a bad day. I dont like having bad days. Perhaps tomorrow will be a good day.


going by my mood as of late I shall be posting in here more often.

Nice to meet you all by the way.
 
Nice to meet you too hun :)
I'm glad to hear you're feeling more stable but I hope it lifts in to a happy stable very soon <3
 
n3ophy7e said:
Nice to meet you too hun :)
I'm glad to hear you're feeling more stable but I hope it lifts in to a happy stable very soon <3
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Thanks.

Today is starting out to be a good day. Usually the trend continues so here's hoping. I've gotten some nice emails, PM's and general support from friends lately so the sun is shining and I feel better today. I know that as time goes on the good days will surpass the bad ones. At the moment its that old take each day as is comes way of thought.

Hope you're all doing well.
 
I actually feel so alone. All I want to do is sleep all the time. I just woke up and I only want to go back to sleep again. get me outta this place!
 
^^ Mate I'm sorry to hear you're feeling depressed again. It can feel like a never-ending cycle sometimes. But please keep trying. I know you'll find a solution that works just right for you <3

Sadie said:
At the moment its that old take each day as is comes way of thought.

I actually feel so alone. All I want to do is sleep all the time. I just woke up and I only want to go back to sleep again. get me outta this place!
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I know exactly what you mean hun. I feel like that when I'm really depressed too. But you said it, the amount of good days will being to surpass the amount of bad days. Hang in there <3
 
Fuck [pity party]. :/

Its Fathers day. My dad was a bank robber who now lives 2800 miles from me...He has always hated fathers day and dislikes receiving presents and kind words on this day. I do not know why. I think he may feel guilty I am not sure :/

My grandfather is in a home because he has severe Alzheimers related dementia. My mom wants to go see him, and so do I, but he always said he did not want people to see him like that (in his state) when he was normal. I am fine with going, but every time I go in to see him, he looks into my eyes, like he recognized me, and bursts into tears. It is really hard for me because I dont know if he is crying because I am seeing him and robbing him of dignity (he is oldschool) or if it is just the dementia. Would it be wrong to go see him, even if it is against his previous wishes? (he may have changed his mind, but we will never know) [/pity party]

These are major contributors to my depression and anxiety.

Thx Bluelight.
 
Echoing the Father's Day theme in the previous post, I'm going to see my father today. My father is my rock, he's one of a small support system I have in place to help me when I feel like I'm losing my mind. I promised my dad I wouldn't talk about depression, meds, or therapy today; today is father's day and if my father just wants to spend a normal day with his son, then that's what he gets. Oddly enough, my father loves RPGs, but he only loves them when we play them together. The most recent one we played together was FFXIII, and now that we haven't played the XII'th iteration of that series, that's what we're currently doing. He, like I, likes games where strategy and planning are paramount. But enough about that, I just wanted to mention to all the depressed people that read this thread, I'm sure some if not most of you have a support system, and I'm sure their are fathers out there who are big time supporters for their children battling depression, so I'm going to put my depression and all that in the back seat and put on my happy face and try to make my biggest supporter happy on his day.
 
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