(I got to page 7 readin every post and i had to make an account and post, i couldnt read all 30, my apologies.)
Wow, so i stumbled onto this site lookin for the LD50 for Prozac. I got a prescription for it the other day, got it filled at 11:12AM and took my first pill at noon. It put me to sleep 2 hrs later.
The reason im saying this is cause i got tired of feeling like shit all the time, i felt like i was losing the my battle for happiness, so i went to the doctor, he gave me the meds, and referred me to a counselor who i talked to, and she also takes/ has taken Prozac. When he asked me if i ever thought about suicide i said ah ha yeah. I chuckled a little cause its like, when do i not. Im sure someone out there knows that feeling. Driving, changing lanes, walkin across a parking lot, crossing the street, anything that would could potentially kill me really. Maybe thats normal, maybe its not. I dont want to say i used to be a cutter, cause like Pillthrill said, your never 100% over it, there its always there, i did it 2 weeks ago for the first time in 3 months maybe. I was at home, it was a saturday, so i was getting drunk i had just got off work(i work nights so it was like 10AM) i felt kinda bad so i was getting drunk to perk my mood, im a happy drunk. Well it wasnt workin, i was in the same mood, just drunk. Then i started to think, which to me is VERY bad. When i think i get depressed and sad. I dont know what happened, but i picked up my razor blade a looked at my wrists. I wanted to SOO bad... but i didnt, i pulled up my pant leg, on the inside of my right ankle, i cut. I gave a sign of relief like a balloon that had to much air, and someone let some air out. At this point i was pretty drunk, so i got up and got another beer, sat back down, and drank it, when i finished i looked at my wrist, and i cut 8 times, not across the veins, i didnt want to kill myself or anything, although ofcourse i thought about it. but on the side of my wrist/forearm.
I started cutting at age 16 or so when i was in HS. Me and my GF(now ex) got in a fight, and i thought, well if it works for them, then it can work for me. So i did it, and it worked i felt better, i dont know why i did, but it was a release i needed. Every since i have cut my arms, then i got the questions. I HATE being questioned about what the cuts are from. I never know what to say, i usually just go along with whatever they suggest happened, fell off a fence, fell on some glass...
When my ex saw it she flipped, threatened to break it off if i did it again. So...i started using sewing needles to pierce the skin, i could pass it off as a bug bite, say"I dont know what happened, but it itches like a mother fucker". That feeling worked, but it was no substitute for the cut of a blade.
So now, age 20, i do it on my ankle, I always wear pants so no one can see. Only 2 people know i cut. Im sure others suspect, but dont know for sure. I was readin you guy, and gals, posts and i was like "YEAH i feel like that too". I dont/didnt do it for attention, i do it for release, kinda like i have control, but more like, if i do it i know i will feel a little better. But after i do it i feel such self loathe, and i feel weak. I know why i do it, but i dont know WHY i do it, you know?
Its kinda why i got on the meds, i dont want to feel like this anymore, i dont want to be ashamed of somthing i do. But at the same time i dont want to take these pills for fear of changing who i am.
@Pillthrill - You seem troubled, im sure you like Yeah No Shit. But its ok, we all are, we all have problems, once again, No Shit. But everyday is a battle.
Someones earlier post said that everything is the same, and nothing makes you happy. I feel the same way. Then i thought to myself, the reason things dont make me happy is cause the things that used to make me happy became routine, receiving a txt from a friend or somthing else. Its routine that seems to make life unhappy. But without a routine you just fumble around till you get it done...Idk im rambling now. One thing i absolutely love is walking out of work, and seeing the sunrise. It doesnt happened everyday, me seeing the sun rise. Its usually still down, or has already risen. So when i see it rising i savor it, and take a deep breath and enjoy it.
So i guess my advice is, look at what you do DAILY, and enjoy it. I know its hard, when its become a routine, its hard to look at what your doing and find joy or happiness. But also enjoy those moments that dont get to see everyday. For all you or i know, it may be the last time you see it.
Ok thats the end. Hell of a first post. You guys might be seeing more of me.