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Posted by just-a-girl04 on June 3, 2004, at 20:52:51
some advice. Does anyone out there live with people who are completely unsupportive? I don't have the energy to constantly explain why Im feel like doing absolutely nothing some days and Im fine other days. They know Im on medication for depression I have explained how it works and Im so frustrated. Im being told things like "whats wrong with you!", "why cant you just be normal!", "you dont want help!". I dont know how much more I can take of this. Is there a way I can get some info on things you should never say to someone is suffering from severe depression. I cant seem to fing the words myself and I swear I do not have anything left in me to even talk! Does anybody know what Im talking about? Please help Im getting that panicky feeling you get when you feel like there is no answer and its never gonna get better.
Posted by foghead on June 3, 2004, at 23:24:41
In reply to HELP! My family is driving me crazy! I need...., posted by just-a-girl04 on June 3, 2004, at 20:52:51
Hi - I had a friend of about 15 years basically
tell me that he was disassociating himself from me
because I had turned into a slug and he no longer had
any respect for me. I tried to give him some info
about atypical depression, but he just thinks its
some kind of character flaw. - but that doesn't mean
it won't work for you. Try typing 'dysthymia',
'anhedonia', or 'leaden paralysis' into your google
search engine, and try to find some articles quantifying
your symptoms - maybe if they realize that millions of
other people live in the same daily hell as we do,
they might find it easier to be supportive instead of
destructive. - Good luck . . I'll pray for you.
Posted by snapper on June 4, 2004, at 1:49:19
In reply to HELP! My family is driving me crazy! I need...., posted by just-a-girl04 on June 3, 2004, at 20:52:51
try this phrase in google..."things to not say to a depressed person" It will give you plenty of links to things that should be helpful. or "worst things to say to someone who is depressed" . one of those should give you some useful things to look at and print out to show your family. Good Luck
Best Wishes
Snapper
Posted by Sad Panda on June 4, 2004, at 3:08:49
In reply to HELP! My family is driving me crazy! I need...., posted by just-a-girl04 on June 3, 2004, at 20:52:51
> some advice. Does anyone out there live with people who are completely unsupportive? I don't have the energy to constantly explain why Im feel like doing absolutely nothing some days and Im fine other days. They know Im on medication for depression I have explained how it works and Im so frustrated. Im being told things like "whats wrong with you!", "why cant you just be normal!", "you dont want help!". I dont know how much more I can take of this. Is there a way I can get some info on things you should never say to someone is suffering from severe depression. I cant seem to fing the words myself and I swear I do not have anything left in me to even talk! Does anybody know what Im talking about? Please help Im getting that panicky feeling you get when you feel like there is no answer and its never gonna get better.
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I have no positive or constructive advice for you what-so-ever as my normal response to people without empathy it to tell them to go away or words to that effect. Just letting you know that you're not alone & we all know how it feels. :) Before antidepressants I use to like having a cold or flu so I had an excuse to be left alone, now that I am on the road to recovery I just don't care what others think & I tell them so too.Cheers,
Panda.
Posted by just-a-girl04 on June 4, 2004, at 12:57:27
In reply to Re: HELP! My family is driving me crazy! I need.... » just-a-girl04, posted by Sad Panda on June 4, 2004, at 3:08:49
Thanx sooooo much I've never had another person understand this. Just knowing that other people know exactly how I feel is amazing. Thank you! Even though the people in my life think Im completely weak and at times I definetly feel weak, sometimes I feel like Im stronger than they ever could be, because not only am I struggling inside but I have to somehow find the energy to help them help me.
Posted by Sad Panda on June 4, 2004, at 13:25:33
In reply to Re: HELP! My family is driving me crazy! I need...., posted by just-a-girl04 on June 4, 2004, at 12:57:27
> Thanx sooooo much I've never had another person understand this. Just knowing that other people know exactly how I feel is amazing. Thank you! Even though the people in my life think Im completely weak and at times I definetly feel weak, sometimes I feel like Im stronger than they ever could be, because not only am I struggling inside but I have to somehow find the energy to help them help me.
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>Do you have a diagnosis yet? I have the garden variety 'atypical depression' which is possibly the most common type of mental illnesses. The worst symptoms for me were the feelings of guilt & worthlessness. Thankfully the antidepressants have got rid of those symptoms & given me some self-esteem.
Cheers,
Panda.
Posted by just-a-girl04 on June 4, 2004, at 16:53:39
In reply to Re: HELP! My family is driving me crazy! I need.... » just-a-girl04, posted by Sad Panda on June 4, 2004, at 13:25:33
Well I was seeing a pyschologist for a while who said I probably had depression and recommended I try some meds so I saw my GP and she said ok we can try some different meds and see what works. Thats when I started on Zoloft 25mg then I was hospitalized and the psychiatrist who saw me put me on 100mg of zoloft. But I dont think I have ever really been officially diagnosed come to think of it. I mean outside of the research Ive done myself on the different types of depression.
Posted by Sebastian on June 4, 2004, at 21:16:48
In reply to HELP! My family is driving me crazy! I need...., posted by just-a-girl04 on June 3, 2004, at 20:52:51
I was in the same mind set as you several years ago. Eventualy some thing/one has got to give. Probably both people.
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 6, 2004, at 9:54:38
In reply to HELP! My family is driving me crazy! I need...., posted by just-a-girl04 on June 3, 2004, at 20:52:51
> I need...
> some advice. Does anyone out there live with people who are completely unsupportive?Sorry if it's confusing, but there are a number of boards here, and since it doesn't have to do with medication, I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Social-Babble. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20040602/msgs/354235.html
Thanks,
Bob
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