Yay for Scots gal!! Just take baby steps! You've already done the hard work of getting into school and getting a job. That takes real effort! Good for you! Like Shy said, just take it one day at a...
Elisha thank you thank you for the support. I have actually printed out your response to help me make rational decisions. All of your suggestions were excellent and is helping me to organize my...
Hello again Aurora I don't have much to add but wanted to say again I am thinking of you. :) Carla, you just made my day with that story. Thank you, and thank you for helping Kera....
>>>plus I think it is easier to find a job when you can say that you have got to give your current one a 2 week notice. I don't know why but it seems as though it is<< It is Shy, you are right....
Aurora Just wanted to let you know I wish you the best and am thinking of you. As far as Al-Anon (or ACOA - Adult Children of Alcoholics) I went to these meetings years ago when I was first out on my...
Hey all argh I hate this depression today. I hate my issues. I am so sick of dealing with it all! I am doing better, I have a great therapist and I am starting to see why I have the "triggers" I do....
Rick all I can say right now is YIKES! So she thinks it would be better to work out your problems in front of millions of viewers??? But she didn't want to do counseling?????? I feel for you Rick. Oy...
BlueMoon: if you were PHYSICALLY ill, would you feel guilty about using your parents money, as you put it, to see a doctor? Just because it is a mental issue doesn't mean it is less valid than a...
Hi Wendy I went through my paperwork ...they are called advocates. My advocate was a lawyer who worked for the state (and hence for the public). I am sure there must be someone like that in Minn. I...
Rick: you have my support and tons of hugs. Keep them in your pocket till you need them, there is an endless supply!...
Wendy I don't know if this will encourage or discourage you but it took me FOUR YEARS to get mine resolved. Of course part of that was I let the ins co. doctor tell me how to care for myself before I...
SingerRick: Oh Rick I am so sorry to read what is happening..haven't been around much for the last week or so and I just reviewed all the posts..one thing struck me: .>>> Saturday, she went to go...
Wendy616: get prepared for a fight. Sorry to say it but I have been through this nightmare myself. First off, try to find a FREE local rep for worker's comp. I don't know what state you are in, but...
de-d I really wish you'd check in... :sad:...
Hello Puffy your post made me laugh (well maybe snort would be more accurate!) because I sometimes say "well if you just get rid of all the wars, child abuse, animal abuse, rudeness etc etc" I'd be...
Hey Rick Yes I did notice your new signature...I even looked up the whole song and BOY does the "fathers be good to your daughters" part resonate with me! Gotta get some work done..ugh cash flow...
Yes you will and I can't wait to see that day :) I am so glad I found this site too, it is helping me soooo much!...
Hey Rick Please understand I am praising you for sticking by your wife and trying to make your marriage work. If you feel that you are drowning and can't take it anymore, I certainly will NOT judge...
Hey Rick I don't have much to add today except to say once again, you are truly a good hearted man to stick by your wife. In this day and age, so many people don't understand that marriage takes work...
ShynSassy you should stay/be a mod because you UNDERSTAND. Maybe someone else might be more "together" whatever that means, but YOU know about depression. When you reply to someone's post, they know...
Thanks so much both of you. It means so much to have such great feedback from you. ShyNSassy I know a bit of your story and I really want you to be able to let go of the self-blame too. God, it's so...
Hey everyone After todays' therapy I just need to say to you all I was just a kid. It wasn't my fault. I didn't make it happen. I don't want to and still really can't write out the story but I just...
Argh! I understand the frustration of being involved with a depressed person but that is HARSH. I too believe that marriages deserve work, but geez! If you had broken your back and couldn't work,...
Jenni I have been there. I'm not sure where you are/the availability of counselors, but if one counselor doesn't fit, then try another one. I've been to 6 counselors over the course of 42 years and...
De-d please check in, I just read your post and I am worried about you. You seem to be suffering from PTSD which is understandable. You need to tell someone, as was suggested a rape crisis center or...
Jenni462: I am at work and I also had an intense therapy session today but I wanted to reach out to you as much as I can and say I'm sorry things are so tough. However, I am 42, am still "weird" and...
Hello HSE just wanted to say hope you enjoy SOME of your time off this fall.. I am working on the NO thing constantly. I'm finding out that when I say it CALMLY and state my reasons that in general I...
27 roses I am so sorry you are struggling. I wanted you to know that someone cares but I am so tired from a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng day at work and my own issues that I can't offer much advice right...
Jonny how long have you been taking both? Maybe it's side effects that will wear off? I take amitriptyline for chronic pain and bentyl for IBS. At first it felt like I was walking thru molasses most...
Denial isn't a river in Egypt! I know because I lived there for a long time myself. Good luck to you :) keeping toes fingers crossed :)...
Rick: This sound a little weird and you've probably already left for the psychiatrist's, but I thought of an analogy: One time probably long ago, your wife got a splinter. At the time she may have...
Hey asking hope you are having a better day...and hope to see you around soon to hear if things have improved at all. :)...
LOL I told my husband when I tried the ezekiel bread (I'm not fond of it)..."do I eat this, or is this my plate?" Because it IS so dense can't imagine using it like regular bread, say in a sandwich....
Hey Starrnr Haven't seen the GF bread yet, but I have eaten Ezekiel bread which is also like a brick! I'm not too happy about it, but after last night I KNOW it's wheat and/or gluten. Have stayed...
Me too! Thanks for that link I'm going to compare prices at the outrageously priced, err I mean health food store. Just glad I LOVEEEE rice....
Thanks Keriamom I'll check it out. By the way thanks for the laugh too :)!!...
Well people I hate to admit but I think part of my IBS problem is WHEAT of all things! Been keeoing a food/symptom diary for a while. Yesterday I didn't have any wheat products until about 7 pm...
Hey Rick You are a ROCK for sticking by her, I'll say it again. Okay, I recently started therapy again about 5 weeks ago. Last session I told my therapist how I am so glad to be there but how I also...
Thanks for that info Keriamom..I've actually had much better results from acupuncture and massage than from anything else I've been prescribed...ultram, vioxx, etc, having my neck stretched, a tens...
Aurora I'm no doctor/psychiatrist but I have an aunt, 2 cousins, and a (bio) father who all have mental issues and/or depression (on the same side of the family). I'm convinced it runs in families...
Asking: this is kind of a joke, but not really. Ask your wife, "do I have to break a leg before you realize that I am really hurting? Just because I am not wearing a cast doesn't mean the pain I feel...
hey Victoria I should have said that I've had a bad experience with Effexor but that I've talked with others who say it works for them. I've been on prozac in the past for depression and it was like...
Hey ayjay: Thank you for the kind words and suggestions. I'm actually working on the same thing with my therapist! I am learning it is okay to feel emotions. That if I just give in and let the...
CathyA I was just going to do an update on the "bentyl" thread I started weeks past, but it might be better to put my experiences here... I have chronic pain from herniated discs in my neck. I have...
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy good for you Shy standing up for yourself and refusing to take abuse whoo hoo good for you sweetie! I just KNEW the b/f dad was upset about something else and he just...
Shy I went back and reread what you'd written and I have to say that yes it is their house but your kids are 17 and 20. It's not like you brought your 3 and 4 yr old and let them paint the walls with...
Shy: don't know what to say other than I am thinking of you today. And the b/f Dad should NOT have put that in an e-mail. That was cowardly in my opinion, he should have at least talked to your b/f...
I wish Iced Tea COULD solve my problem but since I can't drink it,........
>>>(yeah, my company is really lucky that my depression just happens to be coupled with an overwhelming compulsion to never let anyone down...).<<<< Oh boy ayjay does that sound familiar! I'm not...
Shy I can't speak for Singer69(Rick) but I'm sure he understands that you meant no blame. Rick: this struck me >>>The problem is that she just doesn't want to do anything at all, so her attitude when...