Tuesday, June 07, 2005
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At June 07, 2005 1:57 PM, said…
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At June 07, 2005 2:34 PM, Ubermilf said…
In all seriousness, Mel, Zoloft helped me.
Sometimes, when I can't sleep at night, I think about how stupid racism is, how when you consider what happens to the human spirit and brain chemistry when someone is enslaved, then thrust out into to world, then put in ghettos and discriminated against, given substandard educations, faced daily violence and poverty -- it's utterly amazing that amazing musicians, authors, poets, philosophers, scientists and others have sprung from that pool of people.
Ahem.
I couldn't even watch scary/violent movies. I'd get very upset. When I finally took Zoloft for postpartum depression, it was amazing. I was myself, but without the extremes. -
At June 07, 2005 2:42 PM, Melanie was here said…
Thank you Ubermilf. It is nice to know that I am not alone in being overwhelmed by the horrid conditions some people are forced to endure.
I would definitely try meds. The therapist I was seeing wanted to try "talk therapy" for my anxiety and other issues. Yeah, not working so much! Think I'll try a new therapist who isn't afraid to break out their prescription pad every now and then. Is Zoloft a forever thing, or do you gradually come off of it? -
At June 07, 2005 2:58 PM, Ubermilf said…
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At June 07, 2005 3:07 PM, Melanie was here said…
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At June 07, 2005 6:07 PM, Spirit Of Owl said…
Drugs really can help in the short term, and psychiatry is of course very much pro-drugs. With therapy, it depends on the camp that your therapist sits in. There are those who favour the psychiatric approach including drug treatments, and others, possibly like yours, who think that drugs are a trap for the majority of people suffering mental health problems. However, in general it seems that, a little like the antibiotics debate, there is a feeling that antidepressants are often prescribed too easily. This has resulted in a greater general reticence to prescribe them.
I could waffle on about this for a long time, but I'll leave on this - it may help for you to know that I relate so well to all you've described. I am not currently suffering depression, but I know very well how overwhelming such thoughts are, and how very tragic the world is when the filters are all turned to grey.
Be assured, you are unique, but you are "normal." :-) I wish you all the best in finding a way to the happiness you deserve. -
At June 07, 2005 7:04 PM, John said…
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At June 07, 2005 7:45 PM, Fella said…
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At June 08, 2005 8:39 AM, Captain Beefheart said…
The amount of evil fucked up stuff that people do to each other and animals is just overwhelming sometimes, and means I have to "self medicate" just so as not to think about it for a while. A documentary on the farming industry had me in tears, but don't get me started on what people do to each other :o(
In the absence of something to fix those sort of feelings, a short period in an altered state of mind at least makes them less intrusive. OK, so it's not the healthiest option but it's necessary occasionally to take a sort of "make do and mend" approach to mental health. I find. -
At June 08, 2005 8:41 AM, Melanie was here said…
Thank you so much Owl! You make much sense. And it defintely helps to know I am not alone!
John - I'm sorry to hear about your ball sensitivity. Is that just since shaving them?
Nick - unfortunately I am addicted to the History Channel, but I am learning when I need to turn it off and veg with the Simpsons. Also, sorry 'bout your balls. -
At June 08, 2005 8:42 AM, Melanie was here said…
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At June 08, 2005 9:38 AM, John said…
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At June 08, 2005 9:42 AM, Lo Lo Lova said…
Melanie, I'm sorry that you must go through this. I feel your pain, but to a lesser degree. I'm pretty much forbiden from watching the evening news at home. Usually I see things that just upset me so much, I burst into tears. It's the stuff that happens to defenseless children and animals that gets me going. I just don't know how you could ever hurt a child or animal. Not that adults being hurt doesn't bother me, too. But especially kids. I don't know how to process it because I could never imagine doing these unthinkable things that people do. I just know that somehow they will "get theirs" though. If not now, when they are burning in hell!
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At June 08, 2005 10:14 AM, Ubermilf said…
I agree completely that anti depressants are over prescribed. You have to make sure you get a good doctor.
In my case, I developed depression in my first marriage, to the surprise of none. At that time, talk therapy and escaping the damaging situation was enough.
But when I felt the same symptoms come back after I stopped nursing, but without the outside cause, I knew it was brain chemistry.
Other things help boost seratonin levels, exercise for instance. Whether you use nutrition, exercise or pharmaceuticals, you should read and do everything you can about your brain and fight this thing with everything you've got. -
At June 08, 2005 12:44 PM, said…
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At June 08, 2005 12:47 PM, Melanie was here said…
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At June 08, 2005 1:42 PM, said…
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At June 08, 2005 1:44 PM, Melanie was here said…
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