Posted by Furrycritter on June 8, 2005, at 2:51:57
My Experience with depression.
Without, i was allways depressed (clinical i think) and pretty sensitive, a bit of a loner. not able to smile very much right back as far as i can remember.
My thoughts allways used to come slowly to me, which i found embarassing in social situations, and it would compound the problem i guess. Having said that, i consider myself very capable and not silly, but a real thinker in many ways. I like to hyperconcentrate on things that im interested in, which i can do all day sometimes, mechanical things usually, maybe fixing them or working out how they work.Ive seen a few psychologists and psychyatrists, which most i found unable to help (some not wanting), one did help make me feel more accepting of myself.
I found that after experimenting for a while with different ad's, my thoughts came a little quicker which boosted my confidence, and i dont dwell on certain thoughts for so long. Also smiling comes a lot easier to me and i dont feel such a burden to be around. Im still quite sensitive, but not as before. I dont want to mention any ad brands because i dont think its benificial to anyone, everyone is different. Of course i did experiment with certain street drugs which were also benificial when taking them, but they leave you drained afterwards which isnt that great.
I went back off the ad's for a period of 4 months after braking up with my fiance, i dont know why i did it, i just went cold turkey one day and ofcourse i spiralled down to the deapest depression ive been, you would say that i had a breakdown. Anyway i picked myself up from this with the help of friends and family, and got back on the ad's and started exercising and am reasonably happy 3 years on. But i allways look for little things that can improve my wellbeing, i dont want to go backwards again, not too far anyway.
I also found some vitamins benificial but never anything that worked long term, although i take fish oil because of studies done on its benifits.Just my 2 cents.
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