I read this the other day, but felt that I couldn't add anything to the thread by simply wishing you the best of luck with it.
I did think about it several times since, however, and so I figured I would comment. It's a very Irish thing for people to fob off depression as being "down in the dumps". My personal favourite is when people say "His nerves are bad". Anyway, it's tough to admit to needing help, and I applaud you on doing that. Hope things get better for you.
There's an interesting play on as part of the Mid-summer festival called RECORD - basically this guy got his medical records from the HSE regarding his depression and mental illness and made a play/opera type thing (not soprano opera, just an album he made about his "mental illness"). Anyway the point of it all is his belief that medication did him no good, made him worse even, and his road to recovery without the meds. There's a talk on at noon tomorrow Tuesday with him and Dr. Pat Bracken from West Cork, a psychiatrist that believes treating the mind with medication the same way as you treat any other organ is wrong, and alternative psychotherapy and other treatments should be used instead of medication. Just thought it might interest you Chance and anyone else affected by depression.
Quite ironic that an individual who has typed abuse and negative comments at others here is now telling their tale of depression.
Obviously, never gave an ounce of thought to feelings of others on here. While most are immune to the bullshit of an internet forum, there are some that are not.
It's a bit rich! Granted,your emptiness had to be bestowed onto others at times. And that's alright then is it?
I take it this is directed at me. And also to the people wishing me luck with my "recovery" I'm not in recovery as I don't think I'll ever be free of it. I will and have had my bad days/ week/months and they have been bad beyond belief but my attitude AT THIS MOMENT is to try and think as positive as I can and not to dwell on things that in the past set me on a downward spiral. This is as anybody who has suffered from depression is that logically thought at times is easier said than done.
People are depressed over paying exorbitant taxes back to the EU which in turn is propping up the happy PS workers here, Irish people do not have the guts to revolt against this, they are weak and cowardly bastards in the eyes of the world.
It doesn't matter rutty but it was directed at me and I know to what he is referring and id be a rare breed if I was happy with everything I've posted on here.
It doesn't matter rutty but it was directed at me and I know to what he is referring and id be a rare breed if I was happy with everything I've posted on here.
People are depressed over paying exorbitant taxes back to the EU which in turn is propping up the happy PS workers here, Irish people do not have the guts to revolt against this, they are weak and cowardly bastards in the eyes of the world.
People may be pissed off by paying exorbitant taxes but I think it is very innacurate to compare this to the psycological condition of depression --as for not having the guts to revolt, i cannot see the connection. I do not suffer from depression but I once worked with the Samaritans and I do know that it is very important to just listen to people.
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