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Dec 15, 2011, 03:26 PM
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Hello everyone,
I'm new here, and am just looking for some support from people who are feeling the same way I might be feeling. It's been a hard year and a half for me. In August of 2010 my mother passed away from cancer. It was very difficult to deal with, and really tore me down. Then in April of this year my grandmother passed away. I was very close to both of them, and it brought me way down even further. I've kinda just shut myself down, and have been depressed for a long time, I can't shake it. I try to feel better, but I just feel empty. Most days I just sit on the couch and watch t.v. It's hard to get my day started, just getting up to put the dishes in the dishwasher or make meals for my family wears me out. I just don't feel like doing anything. I'm trying my hardest to shake my funk, but it's hard. I just hope to find some support here, and get some good advice. Thanks for reading my post, and hopefully find some new friends. 
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Dec 15, 2011, 07:55 PM
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Hello & Welcome, Minervas!
Grieving - depression - insomnia: "...the cord of three strands is not quickly broken." How have you gone about fighting depression? Has anything you've tried helped even a little?
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Dec 15, 2011, 08:26 PM
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Welcome to psych central.
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Dec 16, 2011, 08:07 AM
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Hi minervas.
Sorry to hear about your losses. Losing a person close to your heart can be one of the most painful experiences. It's good of you to talk about it. Hiding and putting your feelings away will make things harder. Let yourself grief... at some point it will become less and you will have to try to slowly move on with your life. But not too quick. I hope you don't let these losses make you slip into a depression. I don't think your mother and grandmother would have wanted that. Try to do the things you normally do, if you can handle them. Isolating yourself because of these losses is maybe understandable but it can make you feel a lot worse. Take care. |
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Dec 16, 2011, 10:43 AM
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Thanks..
I am just doing it one day at a time. Some days are good others aren't so good. I was on meds, but I had some bad side effects from it. Right now I just take seroquel xr, so I can sleep, but sometimes that isn't enough to get me to sleep. I have grieved but its just hard to get past that point for me. I don't really have a lot of friends. I am a homebody, the only time I leave the house is to go see my dad, or shopping. Sometimes we have friends stop by and that's nice to have. Yesterday I was having a down day, I feel a little bit better today. Its a tall mountain to climb to feeling well. |
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Dec 18, 2011, 10:15 PM
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Welcome Minervas. ! Glad your feeling better.
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Dec 19, 2011, 01:16 AM
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Welcome Minervas! I'm so sorry to hear about your losses. As a semi new member myself I can say the people here are amazing whenever you need advice or just an ear to vent to.
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Dec 19, 2011, 10:45 PM
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Hi Minerva!
You have good reason to be sad right now. How did you feel before your bereavements?
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