Generally, how happy are you?

[thetrooper]

Whats your general Happiness Level?

Quite happy with occasional bursts of sheer ecstasy.

 

[Riesstiu IV]

What if you're both happy and suicidal?

 

[Heretic_Cata]

^
"I'm so happy i need to cut my throat to let all that happyness out."

 

[Riesstiu IV]

This is the only appropriate response to your post...

 

[Heretic_Cata]

That is intresting ... he did manage to wound that ... (rodent) emotionaly so he is close to what he first intended to do.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

This is the only appropriate response to your post...

I love PBF . . .

Way to show that gopher!

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Apologies if the wording of this is a bit odd:

I'm just wondering to those who have actual medical disorders regarding their emotions, how does that make you feel and how do you you cope?

I only ask, as my GP believes I suffer from depression and have been put on antidepressants. Ironically, I'm feeling pretty decent about the whole thing (particularly with summoning up the courage to actually go to my doctor) but I am at a bit unhinged with knowing there's something wrong with me. I know it's a pretty common thing, but still

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I don't know if it's a medical disorder.

 

[Sidhe]

Apologies if the wording of this is a bit odd:

I'm just wondering to those who have actual medical disorders regarding their emotions, how does that make you feel and how do you you cope?

I only ask, as my GP believes I suffer from depression and have been put on antidepressants. Ironically, I'm feeling pretty decent about the whole thing (particularly with summoning up the courage to actually go to my doctor) but I am at a bit unhinged with knowing there's something wrong with me. I know it's a pretty common thing, but still

It's very common indeed 1 in 3 people will sufer from some sort of mental break down during their life, I have a medical disorder and Chukchis is also a medical disorder, for me it felt good to finally argue my Dr into a corner and get him to refer me to a specialist, even though he could not understand my condition because it didn't exist medically until a few years ago. 18 years of financial and emotional hardship moves out and back into my parents home and a depression I just could not win against, but if your like me you'll take your positive step as a real boon and move on. If you want any advice about taking anti depressants, particularly from a side effect point of view, or depression in general PM me, or if you feel secure about it post it here.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Wow, nice post Sidhe. Thanks.

I don't mind talking about it. In fact I've been happily open about it and as humourous as possible with my friends. It may make me feel a bit weird being on medication, but one of my friends suffers from epilepsy and it was a good laugh going through all the side-effects my pills may create (constipation or diarrhea, these pills are wily buggers!)

I spoke to my GP for quite some time about it. I don't feel the need to have a specialist just yet, but we came to the conclusion that going on medication would provide the foundation and stability I need to sort myself out. I'm just exceptionally glad I finally got the courage to go speak to someone professional about it.

 

[Sidhe]

That's a good start that you can be open about it, as a kid I was embarrased myself and couldn't talk about it to anyone even my familly most times, after yes when depressed no. As for the side effects for me it was the dizzy spells, the odd lack of shyness I have whilst on them, some hot sweats in the night pretty minor and I learned to avoid them, when you come off them don't go cold turkey, ween yourself off them, you'll avoid the withdrawal symptoms, that's something Dr's wont mention.

At that time of year I was used to being very reserved to the point of not talking or interacting with anyone, and very miserable, in fact at some points usually for about 2 months I couldn't even leave the house and I had severe paranoid episodes. I remember times where I had so little energy I couldn't even be bothered to get off my bed if I was thirsty, because the effort to get water was too much, and when I was talking to people they said it was like I was talking in slow motion. I take them for 6 months every year during the winter and probably for the rest of my life, as much as they make me able to cope, I'm glad when I'm off them, I start feeling normal again and the season helps.

I hope it all works out and they help, remember if they're doing nothing there are other drugs and there's plenty of support if you want to thrash out your feelings, in England often the Dr can't prescribe medication such as anti depressants, particularly if they don't believe you have any sort of need for them. By specialists I mean clinical psychologists or psychiatrists, and they aren't there to prescribe medication necessarily, but it sometimes helps to have an impartial view or someone who isn't close to sound off on. I was lucky the pills were all I needed, and no sort of psychological counselling was necessary but people differ and it can be a real positive to just rant at a stranger

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Hehe, actually the doctor was pretty quick to suggest pills, though he went on to go through the whole "how would you feel if we put you on medication?" and claimed he was impressed with my answer. He also told me about the process of coming off them - even though my brain shouldn't become addicted to the pills, I'm to go through at least a one-month weaning process.

I'm a very shy person, so it's difficult to talk to people about my problems. Recently I've come to the conclusion it's much better to just talk. They're my friends, it's what they're there for and they've done (and will do) the same to me. Just see how it goes there.

Regarding specialists, I know what you're talking about, and I'm keeping it in mind. At the moment I'd much rather take things one thing at a time, with little disruption to my life. If things don't improve over the next few months then it will become a serious consideration.

And once again thanks, it's always good to have people who are also suffering too (I mean that in the most innocent way possible)

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

I have a medically diagnosed mental disorder that affects my emotions. Specifically, depression. Again, this is not the same thing as "sometimes being upset", it means that I have a chemical imbalance in my brain that makes me feel worse than I otherwise would.