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Apr 10, 2009, 09:22 AM
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I educated myself in college and graduate school. I had a great job. Everyone told me I was a great Dad. Now I have no job, can't afford medicine, never leave my house, and can't get a job,and am told what a terrible father I am.
I believe in science; life is a science experiment. When doing research,you try your best to get them to work, thenyou move on when it seems to no longer work. Life, like everything to me is a science experiment. If it doesn't work, you move on. Sep 12th, Sep 12. Constatine |
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Apr 10, 2009, 11:24 AM
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But don't be too quick to move on. Variables change. The environment changes. What happens when you run your experiments a year from now? I don't have a job either, and my parenting skills get criticized too. I try to be optimistic that my experiments with this changing environment will produce more favorable results a year or two down the road. You should be proud of your accomplishments, but I don't believe you are a failure or a non-worthwhile person just because you are having trouble accomplishing things now. Maybe you already know this, but (if you are in the US) there are some very effective generic psych drugs available at major chains like Wal-Mart and Target for $4 a month--such as lithium, Prozac, and Pamelor. Drugs don't solve everything, but they sure can get you moving again. Good luck. |
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Apr 10, 2009, 11:51 AM
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This experiment has about ran it's course. I have put a strict time limit on it, and if things don't turn around it will end. Thanks though.
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Apr 10, 2009, 03:02 PM
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I have just been diagnosed with Bipolar II I am always in a depressive state. It is very hard for me to accept this illness I keep saying to myself I dont have it but I guess doctors are right. I feel like a science experiment trying different meds.
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Apr 10, 2009, 04:57 PM
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Apr 10, 2009, 05:08 PM
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I had a lot going for me, once, also- I was a wealthy young girl, once, one of the richest families in the area, then I lost it all when my family abandoned me when I was diagnosed..they valued their reputation more than their own daughter....
 The pressure is amazing in our rich town , it is hard to bear..... But let's not either one of us fall prey to something as superficial as that.. I am sure you are STILL a good Dad, if your intentions are the same, as they always were.. Can you work with VESID to get a job once more? I can give you a link to a good support group to venture out of the house to... I care about you 
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Apr 13, 2009, 01:54 AM
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I just want you to know that you are not alone! I, too, have the same situation in terms of thinkign that I was a success and then everything went to heck in a hand basket! My life at the moment is one big experiment and there are times when I feel that I am making progress and other times when I feel like I am moving backwards, but I get up every day and KEEP TRYING! Please don't give up just keep trying, try to have faith in yourself and your core values...that's all we have in the end! Best Wishes TJ 
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 Smooches! Hope you have a Beautiful, Blessed Day!Thyroid disorders can cause depression and can mimic bipolar disorder... Please read below regarding one form, hypothyroidism, and have your numbers checked...TSH, T3, T4, Free T3, Free T4, and Thyroid Antibodies (for Graves Disease and Hashimotos Disease (which mimics BP)
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Apr 13, 2009, 02:32 AM
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Cajfh has no place in science. I have no more faith in myself. My children's all of mmother said I am hurting them. I am hurting, all of my faimily is hurting, my children are hurting. Nothing left to do now.
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Apr 13, 2009, 02:39 PM
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Best Wishes, TJ
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Smooches! Hope you have a Beautiful, Blessed Day!Thyroid disorders can cause depression and can mimic bipolar disorder... Please read below regarding one form, hypothyroidism, and have your numbers checked...TSH, T3, T4, Free T3, Free T4, and Thyroid Antibodies (for Graves Disease and Hashimotos Disease (which mimics BP)
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Apr 13, 2009, 05:58 PM
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Feel free to PM me anytime. I'm a math major & just 19 credits away from graduating. I am a father of 4 living kids & 2 that have passed. I have worked in Aerospace jobs, managed multiple restraunts simultaneously, own my house free & clear...all before I was 30. I like how you said you educated yourself in college & grad school. I can relate to that. I've paid a ton to put myself through college & to tell the truth...get very little out of most of the classes as far as help. I typically teach it to myself. So your choice of wording there stuck out to me. 
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Apr 14, 2009, 12:30 AM
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I wonder if Sept 12 is the day the science experiment ends = time to move on = I think this person is saying that if life doesn't get better by Sept 12 the experiment will end...life will end. This sounds so much like a suicide threat!!
 If I am wrong, I DEEPLY apologize!! If I am right...I DEEPLY want you to continue to reach out for support in your therapy, continue your meds, and continue reaching out to society.  I know first hand how it seems that life cannot and will not improve. I also know about setting time limits. I've said this before myself. If you are wanting someone to read between the lines...I think I just did. Please take care.....
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Apr 14, 2009, 05:11 AM
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Constatine I agree with what Elysium said. It sounds like you may be saying that if life doesn't get better by Sept. 12 you will check out of life. I too, hope I am wrong, but it sounds pretty basic what you are conveying.
Suicide is always a permanent solution to a temporary problem. I know because I've had to deal with that urge many times. Suicide always hurts the people we love and leaves them with questions they can never answer. Before you ever make a decision like that ask yourself if you would want your children to make that same choice. Statistics say that more people choose that path if their parents or a significan't person in their life kills himself. No matter where you are in life right now you still matter to someone - even to a stranger like me. NOW, if I misread your intentions, I too apologise. I would rather speak up and find myself wrong than wonder later and feel regret for my silence. Keep talking and let people here support you. You matter. Leslie
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Apr 14, 2009, 10:23 AM
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TJ
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Smooches! Hope you have a Beautiful, Blessed Day!Thyroid disorders can cause depression and can mimic bipolar disorder... Please read below regarding one form, hypothyroidism, and have your numbers checked...TSH, T3, T4, Free T3, Free T4, and Thyroid Antibodies (for Graves Disease and Hashimotos Disease (which mimics BP)
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