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Sep 12, 2011, 10:59 AM
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I'm SO frustrated and sick of all this S***!! I take my meds regularly like I should. I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago and I'm just SICK of this not being under control. All I want to do is hide under a blanket and sleep for the next 18 hours. I want everyone to leave me alone and I want to be able to hide away.
I have a 3 yr old son who needs me and what kind of mother (monster is more like it) am I to him when I'm like this. I want to get better for him but it just seeoms like 2 steps forward 10 steps back. I can't take it anymore!! |
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Sep 12, 2011, 08:12 PM
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 Sending you tons of hugs. You are not a monster. You are merely suffering through a horrible illness, one that can take a long time to get under control. I can definitely relate - I have been through a lot of medication, therapy, and ECT (shock treatments)...as well as 9 psychiatric hospitalizations. I didn't think anything would help. But we finally found the right med combo, and a good therapist. Try to take things one day at a time and know that there IS a solution for you out there - whether it be in medication form, therapy, or both of these things plus other remedies! Only time will tell. |
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Sep 12, 2011, 08:54 PM
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(((JosiahsMommy))) I'm sure that you are a great mother. You obviously love your son very much. I like his name, by the way.
 You are not alone with what you are going through. When I'm down, I just want to sleep forever too. And there are many more with us. Some people are so fatigued from their depression that they have to quit their jobs. You probably need a med adjustment. Can you call your psychiatrist and ask to see him/her ASAP? The 2 steps forward, 10 steps back is a very apt description of depression. You may find comfort and validation in this thread from the Depression forum: http://forums.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=194665 I hope you feel better soon! |
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Sep 12, 2011, 09:27 PM
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u are describing what so many of us have gone through. it took me years to find the right meds, but eventually we did. i refused to stay on something for longer than a couple months if it was not working. i made them change them.
as a mother i felt very inadequate. i could never give to my children emotionally what they needed. financially we lived in poverty. i just did the best i could to meet their needs. my kids often had to make their own meals, get themselves ready for school. i felt i was a horrible mom. they are grown now and they still like me and stay in regular touch with me. i have asked them how they can like me when i was so deficient. and they answer that they knew i was doing the best i could. my eldest told me what impressed him was that i always answered his questions. when he asked why? how things worked, i always gave him an answer. like how a stick shift worked in a car. and i remember goign to the library...this was before the internet...and getting a book called why is the sky blue? and it answered a whole bunch of why questions. but that was something so simple. just answering his questions. and it made a lasting impression on him. but that is all we can do. do the best we can with what we have and hope our children understand. i consider myself very fortunate. |
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Sep 12, 2011, 10:21 PM
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