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Post by cesca on Feb 7, 2007 20:25:07 GMT
Yeah, I know that. I do feel a lot of pressure from my parents though, and I completely understand why they get angry with me sometimes...I mean, I'm unemployed, left school a year ago, and rarely go out...it frustrates them as well as me. I do tell therapists when I think they're wrong...well, on occasions anyway, heh. If you are ok with it, then to hell with what anyone else thinks. Parents, and people in these professions don't realise just how much pressure they can put on someone, and the effect it can have. When I saw my counsellor, and was on prozac, I was fortunate to have one who never put pressure on me. I also had Adam, who basically took a back seat and waited for me to sort my head out. It can't have been easy for him, but he never let on. You just take however long it takes to sort yourself out, the healing process should never be given a time scale, as that only causes more anxiety and stress, which results in you going all the way back to where you started. The mind is a complex and strange thing and cannot be healed with a few paracetamol and a week in bed! I'm rambling now lol!
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Post by shaz on Feb 7, 2007 21:05:11 GMT
Haha woo for rambling! And yeah I understand that. The women I met yesterday told me that I can work at my own pace and the worker can stay with me for as long as it takes...which is nice to know.
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Post by sammie on Feb 7, 2007 21:05:52 GMT
supportive people are a god send, i dont know were id be without my folks, i once had a mental health worker come round my house and atc was really nasty telling me to go in her car and around the block, i couldnt atc even go out the front or back door to the garden!
im kind of in the same situation you are in at the momment, but you know being unemployed, and rearly going out it can change but baby steps, do what you think you can do, ive foundout through myself its up to me to make that change. i know its diffrent for everyone however.
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Post by sammie on Feb 7, 2007 21:06:12 GMT
ps kelsey how are you doing today??
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Post by cesca on Feb 7, 2007 21:06:13 GMT
hehe, well that's good. It's amazing how time can go so fast, and before you know it, it's christmas!
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Post by shaz on Feb 7, 2007 21:08:37 GMT
Yeah sorry kelsy...I seem to have dominated your thread a bit here That wasn't my intention at all
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Post by cesca on Feb 7, 2007 21:13:18 GMT
im sure the lovely kelsy won't mind..........it kinda helps to see that we all have problems, and that none of us are alone.
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Post by shaz on Feb 7, 2007 21:14:06 GMT
Yeah I suppose so. I know I felt a lot better when I found that I wasn't alone
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Post by cesca on Feb 7, 2007 21:17:08 GMT
It truly is amazing how conforting it is to know there are people out there exactly like you. It kinda makes you feel a little more normal and less of a nutter......in my case I am a nutter though and damned proud of it
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Post by shaz on Feb 7, 2007 21:24:27 GMT
Oh I'm a complete loon...always have been haha! Very proud of my identity and my individuality. Just have a few issues that need combatting, that's all
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Post by Kirsty on Feb 7, 2007 22:01:44 GMT
Oh I'm a complete loon...always have been haha! Very proud of my identity and my individuality. Just have a few issues that need combatting, that's all Ah but we're all nutters in our own little way, that's what makes us us! And it is good to know you're not alone - especially on here, so if you ever need someone to talk to there's always a friendly person who'll reply and make you feel better. I've had some problems in the past but never actually plucked up courage to talk to someone professionally about it - so I applaud you guys for being brave enough to do so. Like Sammie says, just taking baby steps is a great start, you'll be surprised at how far you've come. And Kelsy, I'm really sorry to hear about your mums, hope you're ok. We're all thinking of you and here for you if you need us. Group hug time again I feel!
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Post by ruthi on Feb 8, 2007 4:21:32 GMT
HOW ARE YOU KELSY???[glow=red,2,300][/glow] Hope you're better now and that you are much stronger than i was at that time!! What a bunch we are! Ruthie; I'm on Prozac for my depression...have been for a year now, and it works wonders. Yeah I still get depressed, but not as often or for as long as I was. well i also used some antidepression pills and xanax but now i'm not using them,coz my weight was rising with them and it caused much more depression. so but i'm trying to be positive much more positive coz i'm so d**n tired of being whole negative all the time!! i undertsood that people like positive !!! first time i was reaööy positive and glowing shining an smiling when i met Tony and he seemed to like it coz he was so similar!
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Post by cesca on Feb 8, 2007 11:38:37 GMT
good for you Ruthie! I think we forget sometimes that life is one huge journey, yes it has it's ups and downs, and sometimes you need to pull over to let the engine cool down, or to fill up the petrol tank. But we get to where we want to be in the end, it just takes a little time.
I think we are all amazingly wonderful on this little forum, and I am thankful that I can count so many of you as not only my friends, but people who I would gladly share any journey with.
Love you all xxxxx
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Post by shaz on Feb 8, 2007 11:49:08 GMT
Oh I'm a complete loon...always have been haha! Very proud of my identity and my individuality. Just have a few issues that need combatting, that's all Ah but we're all nutters in our own little way, that's what makes us us! And it is good to know you're not alone - especially on here, so if you ever need someone to talk to there's always a friendly person who'll reply and make you feel better. I've had some problems in the past but never actually plucked up courage to talk to someone professionally about it - so I applaud you guys for being brave enough to do so. Like Sammie says, just taking baby steps is a great start, you'll be surprised at how far you've come. And Kelsy, I'm really sorry to hear about your mums, hope you're ok. We're all thinking of you and here for you if you need us. Group hug time again I feel! I only got the help because I was sick of turning to self harm or bottling it up. I've got no problem in telling people that I harm...I'm not at all ashamed of it and I actually see it as a part of who I am. It's part of my life and any scars I have are there as part of my life story. It's no different to getting a tattoo or piercing sone in my opinion Ok, so it's done at bad times but it's still part of my life. But yeah, I only got the help because I was turning to it more and more...cutting, scratching and pulling my hair out. It all became too much. Telling a doctor was the hardest thing I've ever done but it helped a lot and I very rarely hurt myself anymore Ruthie - it sounds like you feel for Tony in the way I feel for Brian May. It's mainly him who has helped me through the extremely hard times I've had in the last few years. He doesn't know, but he's been a lifesaver to me and his music is what keeps me going. I admire him mainly because he has been through and survived depression; although he's a damn amazing musician too My friend knows how much I admire him, and in November he went up to a book signing Bri was doing in London. For Christmas he gave me a vinyl signed "To Siân, Love Brian May 2006 x". It's the most amazing present I've ever been given; especially as I know that my friend not only told Brian about my fansite (and he did actually already know apparently! got all shy, bless him) but he also thanked him for the help he's given me so far. Keep an idol close...they can help you more than you can ever imagine
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Post by Kirsty on Feb 8, 2007 13:50:50 GMT
I think we are all amazingly wonderful on this little forum, and I am thankful that I can count so many of you as not only my friends, but people who I would gladly share any journey with. Love you all xxxxx Ditto
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