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Jul 23, 2007 at 09:10 PM
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Dear friends,
I have been in a serious depressive episode during june, and now it has passed. The possibility to post here and get support from you was very helpful  Anyway, since the forum was so helpful, I thought I wanted to find some italian forum about depression, so I can relate with people in my own language. Well, I am VERY disappointed from what I have found. You are definitely light years ahead in the culture of helping and supporting. In the italian forums I have seen awful things such as: - one boy come in asking "I feel nervous and scared and etc, am I depressed?". Others simply start telling their opinion, without mentioning the possiblity of asking a pdoc! damn, the guy was 18, a correct diagnosis is VITAL! - people stumble in suddenly posting such idiocy as "don't take pills! chemical can't help you". as if the possiblity of using meds was not to be evaluated by a doctor; as if a depressed person's brain was not chemically different from a sane person. - another one says "go volunteering, help suffering people, and depression will be fixed". no need to comment...  - many people bring on arguments, and you can feel a constant tendency to duel about who is more depressed or panicked or has taken more meds, or has suffered more... - and also, at last, you find some bit of sincere and heartfelt SUPPORT such as "I'm sorry you are feeling so bad" or "I hope you are doing well now". It is very sad, I don't think I want to find myself there if (I should say "when") I'll get depressed again... I'll definitely come here where only caring and INFORMED people are present... Thank you again and praise to you all! 
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Jul 23, 2007 at 10:23 PM
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that is so sweet. you made me smile and today was a really hard one for me. thank you so much for bringing joy to me now.....xoxoxo pat
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Jul 24, 2007 at 07:16 AM
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So happy to see you saw your way through the fog, and found the light-house. We are a habor against the storms most times.
I've found ppl here do shoot from the hip, say what they really think. If not, PC would not be that habor we ALL can count on.. T/C,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
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Jul 24, 2007 at 07:46 AM
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(((((((((((((((((( stefano ))))))))))))))))))))
We're so glad you have found a place you can call "home" here. This place is miraculous on so many levels. I'm glad you are feeling better these days and hope they last for a long time to come! Take good care of YOU! Hugsss J |
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Jul 24, 2007 at 12:09 PM
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