Why are you going?
And she is a scary looking chick!
I didn't want to make lite of the subject of your thread is all ;-) It's a respect thing sweetie ;-)
Well, in that case, what are you wearing right now?
A pair of blue canvas shorts
:wink: I think Gezzy and Wilso need to be alone
Dream
Why on earth would you think that? ;-) :-D
I agreed a lot with what Piffka said back there about finding enjoyment in your day, that was a good post.
I used to jog, never being fast enough to claim that I was a runner, and swim...and years went by and then I used to walk several times a week, sometimes as much as seven miles a time. And some of those times were when I was depressed.
I have been a lucky girl in that I don't fall naturally in and out of depression, for whatever personal biochemical reasons. I have thought there was biochemistry behind a lot of mood change for decades, and science has caught up with my hunch...hah, if I had a penny for.. I have been personally lucky, though, with mood generally.
But I have been sunk into depression for real life hard times, and know about it that way.
So sometimes when I walked those miles I was crying. I walked a lot for years, and most times I wasn't crying, but the opposite, going from a kind of neutral to breathing in the beauty of where I lived...which was then an urban place with both ugly and beautiful sights. As I walked the neighborhoods became mine and I was more attached to my surroundings. So...I recommend it.
However, I wasn't born into an athletic family, and my natural or native state is in a comfy chair with a book and, oh, a brownie, or pear, or glass of Laphroig on ice. So when I get out of walking, I go back to the cocoon self and may not go for a long walk for months.
For me both are necessary, long spurts of being a person who is very mobile, and other times a cocooner.
But, coming around to the topic, I have no doubt at all that the right antidepressant can help you equilibrate.
They're having an effect now. And I'm pretty happy with the way their working. I'm not getting much in the way of side effects, and it hasn't changed who I am. My moods just aren't swinging as fast or far.
all right, good, Wilso. Glad you tried them out.
The med's are working absolutely great. The few mild side effects are evaporating nicely. I've taken a few steps suggested by a counsellor, and best of all-I'm learning again. I go to lectures and the information is going in and staying in. It's such a relief. I didn't want to waist this opportunity.
Too often, anti-depressants are prescribed, when all the patient really needed was someone to listen to him/her. When will physicians learn to talk with and listen to their patients? Isn't it time for MDs to leave their Rx pads outside of the examination room?
Wilso:
As long as you believe the meds are working, they'll be working for you. "The Power of Positive Thinking".
Wilso - so glad for you! Keep getting out and enjoying yourself!
New Haven - positive thinking helps, but those medications truly affect a person physically and in a positive way. I think we're lucky these days to have meds that can help us lead a happier and more productive life. I know some doctors overmedicate and that is wrong, but we're lucky to live in an age where we can get help in so many ways that weren't available in the past. I'm a living example of that, and when I use the word "living", I mean it literally.
