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I survived suicide attempts

Mental Health | Last Active: Nov 10, 2022 | Replies (126)

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@lisalucier

Hi all,
I'm just catching up on this discussion thread, and was touched by how frankly and honestly you share your experiences with depression and thoughts of suicide, and also how you've lifted each other up in times when things felt really dark. It's been a while since anyone has posted. So I thought I'd check in. @jimhd @johnjames @overwhelmed @safetyshield @tomgrinley @elizabethbryant @kimsworld @iman_im : how are you doing? How has your summer been so far?

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How thoughtful of you to ask. I have been in a pretty good place. My psych nurse successfully fought my insurance company to have my meds put back to the level

that had previously worked for me (they arbitrarily decided my does was too high) and I am still sticking with therapy (not something I have always done in the past). Summer is my least favorite season but it has gone well so far. I hope everyone else is doing

just as well.

 

@lisalucier

I'm doing ok. The spinal cord stimulator implant has significantly reduced the pain in my feet.

I'm pretty active in other groups. I think that if you follow me, you can see what I've been writing in Chronic Pain, peripheral neuropathy and mental health.

Jim

Welcome back @tomgrinley. Thanks for answering my shout out to you and the others in this thread.

I was re-reading the previous discussion you had with @johnjames, @safetyshield and @jimhd: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/47524/bookmark/?ajax_hook=action&_wpnonce=99ec06a983. You were talking about some pretty black depressive cycles you'd been through and that you felt people could gain some or partial control of their mood swings.

You mentioned you are continuing with therapy currently. How is it going for you?

Therapy is going well for me. I have established a good relationship with my therapist and she adjusts the frequency of how often we meet based on how well

I am doing.