Elisha, I do not know how to e-mail you so am asking you this question via a post. Can you be more specific about the rules of talking about suicide and self harm? I read posts from people who were...
Oh dear, I am sooooo very sorry for your pain. When I was 15, I was pregnant by my 19 year old boyfriend of two years in a strict Catholic family. You want to talk crisis!!! To boot I wouldn't give...
Hi famous. I agree with most everyone else. I think it is your health and you have the right to take medications, but if you do want to keep the peace, then have someone like a pharmacist or doctor...
Pasara, I can really relate to depression coming in waves of intensity and to being dependent on another person. My depression would have waves of intensity, and like you, when my mind was idle it...
Hi. I have colon inertia and megacolon and just had eight and a half feet of colon removed with the rest resectioned so I didn't need a bag. I think I can therefore relate a little to Crohn's...
Just wanted to wish you luck with your therapist. I was sexually abused as a child and then by the psychiatrist who treated me for ptsd as an adult. I FINALLY found a good therapist three years ago....
I can't anticipate how things will work for you, but Effexor was a wonder drug for me, not only for my depression but for my anxiety, panic attacks, and ocd. My girlfriend used to have such bad...
Hello, and welcome. I am sorry to hear you are suffering so with insomnia and depression. You have had a long battle with it and it sounds like you're getting battle fatigue as we so often do when...
Teya, I am so glad you found people's responses comforting and empowering. It's amazing what can be gained by expressing your feelings and having people validate them and empathize with you. For...
Well I sure wish you the best with your surgery. What upset my stomach is that the small intestine I am left with is twisted, inflamed, and in spasm plus has dysmotility. They didn't know what I...
I think it can be hard for people without depression to understand how it depletes everything from you, but I do not think it means that no one without depression can understand it. Sometimes just by...
P.s. May it be your new years resolution not to apologize for posting, and I don't sense you're feeling sorry for yourself. You're venting, you're sharing, and you're resolving this year will not be...
Thanks for sharing, and you're not 'taking up space' on this board. You're using space like the rest of us and that is different than 'taking it up'. Usually something that takes up space is useless,...
Hi everyone. Glad to be a new member and meet you all. I was wondering how to get into the chat room. So far I know only how to reply to posts and to post. I would appreciate it very much if someone...
Hi. I am new here and this is my first post. December 11th I had a subtotal colectomy. Eight and a half feet of large colon were removed. I had megacolon and colon inertia very badly. My colon did...
Hi there. Well, I don't have words of wisdom but I do have words to reassure you that feeling relieved when the kids are gone is pretty normal when you are experiencing a bad time. So is not getting...
Hi. I am new here and your post is the first post I read. I just wanted to write and say I can understand what you are talking about. I had severe depression for about ten years plus. I don't...