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Originally Posted by little turtle
this may sound strange but i am proud that i have a mental illness and have survived this long....i didn't kill myself and i did do some good things after breaking down....i want to continue talking with others about our mental illnesses....it is the most interesting thing in my life...why is there such illness...what is causing this....and how are we being mistreated....i yearn to talk with others....i yearn to be supportive of each other in our quest for some rest and peace and security....
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That doesn't sound strange to me, I am the same, I have been depressed since a little kid, and have had several suicides in my family so it seems to have been an option to some in my family. I am now 56, still here! and doing better most of the time. Psychologist helped a lot more than psychiatrist ever. I do take meds and know I HAVE to. Sometimes I could only hang on a moment at a time but I did, and here I am. That and my animals, they need me and that means everything.