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Posted by ELA on January 15, 2002, at 9:24:48
Oh my god, when will all this come to an end?
Returning to university was a good idea I thought at just throwing myself back to "normal" life might help me get over my depression and learn to cope with the severity of my original problem (blood clots in lungs). How wrong I have been.
On the first night I had a complete panic attack and ended up drinking myself to sleep to escape all the people around me and being back in the room where I was first taken in. There is nothing I can do about that, I have to live here. I have spoken to various members of staff and know that I have lots of support wherever and whenever I need it but I'm still nervous, worried and sinking further into depression. WHY?
If someone could give me a simple answer it would all be ok. I just feel so STUPID as there's probably no real reason for me being so down and because I don't know why I feel that I can't go and talk to anyone "professional" because I wouldn't know what to say to them or where to start.
Everything was perfectly fine until November when I got the clots and in 2 months my life has changed completely and I no longer have control. Wverything is being determined by my health and hpw good or not I feel each day.
I'm so fed up with it all.
Posted by Simcha on January 15, 2002, at 9:47:00
In reply to absolute nightmare, losing hope fast..., posted by ELA on January 15, 2002, at 9:24:48
ELA,
I can relate to this. I had a pre-cancerous condition through High School and part of University. All the while the docs kept trying to ask me if I was depressed. Of course I denied it. I was so codependant that if I admitted that I was depressed my parents would not be able to take it so I denied myself the opportunity to get help.
I'm glad that you are at least aware that there is depression that can go along with a serious illness. This depression, in my opinion, needs treatment. I believe that a positive frame of mind can help to bring about healing faster.
Definitely ask a professional for help with this. Depression is treatable. You do not need to suffer from depression while recovering from the blood clots.
Take Care,
Simcha.> Oh my god, when will all this come to an end?
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> Returning to university was a good idea I thought at just throwing myself back to "normal" life might help me get over my depression and learn to cope with the severity of my original problem (blood clots in lungs). How wrong I have been.
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> On the first night I had a complete panic attack and ended up drinking myself to sleep to escape all the people around me and being back in the room where I was first taken in. There is nothing I can do about that, I have to live here. I have spoken to various members of staff and know that I have lots of support wherever and whenever I need it but I'm still nervous, worried and sinking further into depression. WHY?
>
> If someone could give me a simple answer it would all be ok. I just feel so STUPID as there's probably no real reason for me being so down and because I don't know why I feel that I can't go and talk to anyone "professional" because I wouldn't know what to say to them or where to start.
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> Everything was perfectly fine until November when I got the clots and in 2 months my life has changed completely and I no longer have control. Wverything is being determined by my health and hpw good or not I feel each day.
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> I'm so fed up with it all.
Posted by Krazy Kat on January 15, 2002, at 10:19:55
In reply to Re: absolute nightmare, losing hope fast... » ELA, posted by Simcha on January 15, 2002, at 9:47:00
"I believe that a positive frame of mind can help to bring about healing faster."
I absolutely agree with this, Simcha.
ELA: You deserve to have help for both conditions. Think of depression as the same type of thing as your blood clots - a disease that needs to be treated.
- KK
Posted by sid on January 15, 2002, at 13:36:58
In reply to absolute nightmare, losing hope fast..., posted by ELA on January 15, 2002, at 9:24:48
Did you have the depression before the blood cloths? If not it sounds like you're having a post-traumatic reaction to it - hence, the panic attack. Perhaps you should find a counsellor who's knowledgeable about this? Or group therapy for people with health problems who need support to go throuhg it. It often happens to people who have heart attacks for example.
In any case, I hope you do better soon. Keep us posted.- Sid
Posted by paula on January 15, 2002, at 20:34:48
In reply to absolute nightmare, losing hope fast..., posted by ELA on January 15, 2002, at 9:24:48
I agree with the others that you should go ahead and see someone about the depression. Don't worry about not knowing what to say or where to begin; that's what they're there for. Take care --p
> Oh my god, when will all this come to an end?
>
> Returning to university was a good idea I thought at just throwing myself back to "normal" life might help me get over my depression and learn to cope with the severity of my original problem (blood clots in lungs). How wrong I have been.
>
> On the first night I had a complete panic attack and ended up drinking myself to sleep to escape all the people around me and being back in the room where I was first taken in. There is nothing I can do about that, I have to live here. I have spoken to various members of staff and know that I have lots of support wherever and whenever I need it but I'm still nervous, worried and sinking further into depression. WHY?
>
> If someone could give me a simple answer it would all be ok. I just feel so STUPID as there's probably no real reason for me being so down and because I don't know why I feel that I can't go and talk to anyone "professional" because I wouldn't know what to say to them or where to start.
>
> Everything was perfectly fine until November when I got the clots and in 2 months my life has changed completely and I no longer have control. Wverything is being determined by my health and hpw good or not I feel each day.
>
> I'm so fed up with it all.
Posted by KB on January 16, 2002, at 8:13:58
In reply to Re: absolute nightmare, losing hope fast..., posted by paula on January 15, 2002, at 20:34:48
You don't need a reason to feel "down" - feelings are just feelings and they don't necessarily correspond with anything else. But, in your case, you actually DO have a reason, if you need one. Major health problems are really stressful!!!
I know because I have Lupus and the depression and the disease really feed off each other. That feeling of not being able to trust your body to do what it's supposed to do, the uncertainty of not knowing how you're going to feel from one day to the next, and the loss that goes with having to make life changes to accomodate the disease, can really pull you down.
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