[MetsAreTheBest]

Just looking for some inspirational success stories. I'm currently unemployed, but I think I'm close to finding a job.. I've had a couple interview with another next week and I've been improving while on medication. I think I might benefit from a bump in meds, but I'll have to wait until I can see a doctor (it takes time through the county).

I think once I find a job that it'll make it easier for my mind to worry about things other than being unemployed and crazy as right now I just seem to have a worrying mind.. either thinking back to a bad stretch in my life, or worrying that things will get worse.

[avlady]

living in the present is a hard thing for me to do too. that is what we have to do to live a fruitful life although. i hear it all the time but it is so hard to do. just try and maybe you and i can learn how to do it. i'm sure there are people here who can help us.

[MetsAreTheBest]

Originally Posted by avlady

living in the present is a hard thing for me to do too. that is what we have to do to live a fruitful life although. i hear it all the time but it is so hard to do. just try and maybe you and i can learn how to do it. i'm sure there are people here who can help us.

That's what I'm trying to do, it'll be easier once I find a job. My only problem with jobs is that I get wore out after awhile and start missing time, but I'm hoping the therapy can help with that.

[lizardlady]

I consider myself a success story. I'm diagnosed with major depression and "features of" PTSD, meaning I meet most, but not all the diagnostic criteria. Through hard work in therapy and the right meds I now enjoy life. I still struggle with symptoms some times. I don't believe I'll ever be "cured", but I am able to manage the symptoms. My pdoc and I talk about the progress I've made. He considers me one of his success stories too!

[avlady]

thats great lizardlady!!keep up the good work

[eskielover]

Probably also more of a success story from when it started 20 years ago with the loss of my career.....started out major anxiety which turned into major depression reoccurant & landed on permanent disability because I could no longer hold down my firmware design engineering position. At the same time my career was ending we had a huge major earthquake that destroyed the valley I lived in & the freeway I drove to work but had already started having a break down months before that happened. Knew my marriage was bad, but didn't tie it into the major depression & neither did any of my pdoc's or psychologists.....but looking back, those were the issues that started my sui attempts (obviously weren't successful or I wouldn't be here talking about it now).......just 10 years after that, when my mother was dying of cancer, I ended up going through a trauma caused by the home care person.....my life & mom's life were endangered & got no support trying to protect my mother.....& the second round of anorexia hit (first started with the first depression). It wasn't until I finally got my mother's house sold & my inheritance together that I was able to LEAVE that marriage of 33 years....moved 2100 miles away to a place where I didn't know anyone & started life over again. It was a struggle on my own & trying to take care of a 10 acre farm.....got in with a wonderful psychologist, made wonderful friends in the horse community & in the Bible study group I went to & then found a wonderful church family. Psychologist suggested going to the DBT group which I went through for 2 years & still go to the "next step" group....good support network there also. My original psychologist retires last December & commented that she was totally surprised at how far I had come because I had walls built up so thick & high she said she thought she would NEVER get through. After she retired, our DBT group leader took over being my psychologist so she has known my history also....not having to start over & she does comment on how well I have progressed over these years....LOL...I'm still not good with the DBT terms, but I know the skills that work for me. Also....I know that the wonderful people I"m surrounded by in my life who truly care for me has made ALL the difference....& also my relationship with God....I place that as my number one reason why my healing has been the success it's been.

When I first got here, I was struggling with depersonalization that came from the trauma & I was still fighting with the financial mess that my H had made out of my life.....so there were & are some things still haunting me as I"m finally trying to get the divorce over with. Even though I'm still struggling with my chronic migraines that started when my depression started & have had a few other health issues like fracturing my back (fall off a horse).....life is feeling & looking so much better than it ever has EVER before in my life even when I had a successful career.....I was still struggling at that point with a bad marriage from the very beginning of the marriage......but life is coming together...I'm finding that the things that I thought were me causing the problem actually weren't so I am learning who I am being alone & not having anyone else dump their stuff on me.....that has helped more than anything......but the support & the therapy has helped me learn those things also....& a lot of alone time to think & search for answers.

[MetsAreTheBest]

Originally Posted by eskielover

Probably also more of a success story from when it started 20 years ago with the loss of my career.....started out major anxiety which turned into major depression reoccurant & landed on permanent disability because I could no longer hold down my firmware design engineering position. At the same time my career was ending we had a huge major earthquake that destroyed the valley I lived in & the freeway I drove to work but had already started having a break down months before that happened. Knew my marriage was bad, but didn't tie it into the major depression & neither did any of my pdoc's or psychologists.....but looking back, those were the issues that started my sui attempts (obviously weren't successful or I wouldn't be here talking about it now).......just 10 years after that, when my mother was dying of cancer, I ended up going through a trauma caused by the home care person.....my life & mom's life were endangered & got no support trying to protect my mother.....& the second round of anorexia hit (first started with the first depression). It wasn't until I finally got my mother's house sold & my inheritance together that I was able to LEAVE that marriage of 33 years....moved 2100 miles away to a place where I didn't know anyone & started life over again. It was a struggle on my own & trying to take care of a 10 acre farm.....got in with a wonderful psychologist, made wonderful friends in the horse community & in the Bible study group I went to & then found a wonderful church family. Psychologist suggested going to the DBT group which I went through for 2 years & still go to the "next step" group....good support network there also. My original psychologist retires last December & commented that she was totally surprised at how far I had come because I had walls built up so thick & high she said she thought she would NEVER get through. After she retired, our DBT group leader took over being my psychologist so she has known my history also....not having to start over & she does comment on how well I have progressed over these years....LOL...I'm still not good with the DBT terms, but I know the skills that work for me. Also....I know that the wonderful people I"m surrounded by in my life who truly care for me has made ALL the difference....& also my relationship with God....I place that as my number one reason why my healing has been the success it's been.

When I first got here, I was struggling with depersonalization that came from the trauma & I was still fighting with the financial mess that my H had made out of my life.....so there were & are some things still haunting me as I"m finally trying to get the divorce over with. Even though I'm still struggling with my chronic migraines that started when my depression started & have had a few other health issues like fracturing my back (fall off a horse).....life is feeling & looking so much better than it ever has EVER before in my life even when I had a successful career.....I was still struggling at that point with a bad marriage from the very beginning of the marriage......but life is coming together...I'm finding that the things that I thought were me causing the problem actually weren't so I am learning who I am being alone & not having anyone else dump their stuff on me.....that has helped more than anything......but the support & the therapy has helped me learn those things also....& a lot of alone time to think & search for answers.

Sounds like you've really overcome a lot, good job and congratulations!!!