15-05-2003 05:38									#31
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I honestly never really drank until around 21 and then I transfered from JC into a 4 year school where EVERYONE it seemed drank. Going out to parties, drinking, and (hopefully) getting laid was what most people did on a friday night. That was true for both girls and guys.

Once you get into habit of sitting down with your friends and cracking that beer it becomes a hard habit to break. Thankfully, I stay away from the hard stuff (usually) and I never really got into drugs.

	15-05-2003 05:48									#32
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I work in the Mental Health field.

Therapy helps some, medicine helps some; the combination help some. Other things work for some. I have a friend that doesn't use medicine or therapy, and he is great shape.

On seeing a therapist, a good one won't let you get away with whining. Of course, it can take many therapists until you find a good one. Also, different kinds of therapy work for different people, so you have to find that a therapist and therapy type that work for you if you go the therapy route.

	15-05-2003 06:49									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov I was put on Zoloft, but it didn't do a damn thing for me, but that's because my depression was totally about self-image. Once I was able to tear down my existence to it's base and start loving myself unconditionally

that must have been quite a task

	15-05-2003 06:56									#34
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Ah, should have guessed that only pattycakes would have the incredible bad taste to troll a thread about depression.

	15-05-2003 06:57									#35
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it's you. you just begging for it

	15-05-2003 07:00									#36
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Have you no shame? To mock the lowest points in people's lives... how terrible. You, sir, have no decency!

	15-05-2003 07:01									#37
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right now you're vexed
what a joke

	15-05-2003 07:06									#38
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Must you continue this appalling assault on all those that seek honest dialogue seeking help? Must you continue to laugh and thereby inflict more wounds on the innocent? What kind of a tiny man would be so callous and heartless?














Hmm, I'm running out of material here...

	15-05-2003 07:07									#39
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it's just you, so relax

	15-05-2003 07:10									#40
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*sigh* trolling a troll is no fun when they don't pick up on it eventually.

	15-05-2003 07:43									#41
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quote: Tass: Were you in the Russian Army or something? I'm wondering about the post-tramatic stress disorder.

No. It's something.........else that I'd rather not discuss

	15-05-2003 07:45									#42
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did you got to the doctor and confirm this with medical diagnosis? or do you believe to have this?

	15-05-2003 11:09									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 No. It's something.........else that I'd rather not discuss

were you raped?

	15-05-2003 11:10									#44
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 it's just you, so relax

*accepts troll*
your an ass hole
do you have any friends on this forum?

	15-05-2003 15:52									#45
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quote: Originally posted by Tassadar5000 Im off work, with pay. It's gotten to the point where I get too sad to do anything anymore. Ive been diagnosed with: Mild schizophrenia Post-tramatic Stress Disorder Major Depression with Psychotic Symptoms Obessive-Compulsive disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Were these diagnoses all by the same doctor? It seems a bit much really, especially the "mild schizophrenia".

	15-05-2003 22:33									#46
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Luckily I'm not really a drinker, my most dangerous addictions are Pepsi and sleeping. As I'm currently without health insurance, does anyone have any idea how I would find a relatively inexpensive therapist thats also good? I feel a little weird looking them up in the phonebook.

	16-05-2003 01:21									#47
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it's there, always a shadow looming over me.

usually, when it comes, i don't notice it until it starts dominating all of my personal time. usually, i turn listless, start having lots of morbid thoughts, have physical manifestations of pains and aches (a vise grasping my chest is the most frequent one), self-recrimination, greater disassociation with 'normal', and greater introversion.

it's hard for other people to notice, it seems; particularly since i've never caused myself damage, and i find it easy to at least pretend to be amused and 'normal' when others are around.

and: i refuse to go into therapy over this. i'm not going to end up being one of those pill-poppers.

	16-05-2003 03:51									#48
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hi ,

i would not know from personal experience , but many of the depressed people around me seem to be doing fine with over the counter lithium , ......

the ones who talk about it , accept it and do something about it tend to be up and running again faster then those who dont , ....

huh , tass , is that the stuff your gp has , .....

get a second and third opinion (!)

have a nice day depressed or not

	16-05-2003 04:34									#49
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quote: Originally posted by panag hi , i would not know from personal experience , but many of the depressed people around me seem to be doing fine with over the counter lithium , ...... the ones who talk about it , accept it and do something about it tend to be up and running again faster then those who dont , .... huh , tass , is that the stuff your gp has , ..... get a second and third opinion (!) have a nice day depressed or not

You have over the counter Lithium? That's dangerous! Lithium is very easy to overdose. The toxic dose is very close to the therapeutic dose. In the US we routinely measure the serum concentration to gauge the dose.

	16-05-2003 04:42									#50
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Strangelove You have over the counter Lithium? That's dangerous! Lithium is very easy to overdose. The toxic dose is very close to the therapeutic dose. In the US we routinely measure the serum concentration to gauge the dose.

hi ,

in most parts of the world you can get it over the counter in low doses , you would have to take half the bottle to get an overdose , ......

serum is measures ( allas SHOULD be ) but most of the people i have seen in my live taking it claim that after a while they know what to take , .... ( thats a bit risky )

they go a couple times to the doc , okay , one pill and a third , every evening ( so and so ) they watch out for salts and thats it , .....

have a nice day

	16-05-2003 16:59									#51
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quote: Originally posted by panag hi , in most parts of the world you can get it over the counter in low doses , you would have to take half the bottle to get an overdose , ...... serum is measures ( allas SHOULD be ) but most of the people i have seen in my live taking it claim that after a while they know what to take , .... ( thats a bit risky ) they go a couple times to the doc , okay , one pill and a third , every evening ( so and so ) they watch out for salts and thats it , ..... have a nice day

If the dose is that low they're unlikely to be getting a true therapeutic effect. Most likely the benefit is largely a placebo effect.

	16-05-2003 17:05									#52
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There have been three attempted suicides, two of them successful, at my college this past week. Needless to say, the college is taking depression VERY seriously, and most professors have made it so that finals are either optional or are not able to hurt your grade.

	16-05-2003 19:03									#53
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I'm not depressed anymore

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quote: Originally posted by Dr Strangelove If the dose is that low they're unlikely to be getting a true therapeutic effect. Most likely the benefit is largely a placebo effect.

hi ,

whatever it is , they seem to be doing fine and after a while they dont use it anymore , .....

have a nice day

	17-05-2003 07:37									#55
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quote: Originally posted by monolith94 There have been three attempted suicides, two of them successful, at my college this past week. Needless to say, the college is taking depression VERY seriously, and most professors have made it so that finals are either optional or are not able to hurt your grade.

ineffectualk finals!? The stress would just melt away. Perhaps i should transfer...