I am 70 years old and have followed Naomi for many years as she was an advocate for, we, the depressed. It is scary, but I also have an understanding of getting that low. It is scary to think with all the money and support, she didn't survive. I have a list I keep handy of things and people to live for. My brother committed suicide and it devastated my family. On my list is my grandchildren. There is still the stigma "out there" and I don't want to put anybody through what I went through when lost my brother.
I am 70 years old and have followed Naomi for many years as she was an advocate for, we, the depressed. It is scary, but I also have an understanding of getting that low. It is scary to think with all the money and support, she didn't survive. I have a list I keep handy of things and people to live for. My brother committed suicide and it devastated my family. On my list is my grandchildren. There is still the stigma "out there" and I don't want to put anybody through what I went through when lost my brother.
I am 70 years old and have followed Naomi for many years as she was an advocate for, we, the depressed. It is scary, but I also have an understanding of getting that low. It is scary to think with all the money and support, she didn't survive. I have a list I keep handy of things and people to live for. My brother committed suicide and it devastated my family. On my list is my grandchildren. There is still the stigma "out there" and I don't want to put anybody through what I went through when lost my brother.
I sometimes have troubling thoughts associated with painful memories, and I developed two habits to deal with them. First, I acknowledge that I have experienced traumas that were never expected, and which every person would suffer from. Second, I tell myself that the current, present suffering is a temporary condition, that was probably triggered by some current sight, aroma, sounds, lack of proper of proper sleep - something outside of me. AND that the painful thoughts and suffering will subside, eventually.
Also, when I feel depressed, I want to lie down and sleep. But I tell myself, “Stay up. Stay upright. Walk around. Walk out side. Walk around the block. Walk to the laundry room. Any place. ALSO, I tend to isolate and believe, “No one wants to get a call from me.” So I counter those thoughts with, “At least one petson will be happy to hear from me. Do it for me, myself, AND for the other person. Try. Try again.
Eventually, the feelings subside, and I engage myself in “ordinary” activities again.
Greetings. I take an antidepressant which actually works for me. I see a therapist I connected with once a month. Regular exercise of any type, even chair yoga when my body isn't feeling well. Exercise is key. Aromatherapy, meditation, horse therapy, music, art, getting massages, walking around a mall to just keep from being lonely, and more. Everything in moderation, i.e., not overeating or undereating. I will be working on unresolved grief for the rest of my life. Sometimes I can't concentrate to read but when I can take the time to work on my lifetime grief and loss issues, because grief/loss triggers my suicidal ideation, I read Unattended Sorrow by Stephen Levine. I am not well and have accepted that I never will be, but I am an improved version of self and I am better.
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I am 70 years old and have followed Naomi for many years as she was an advocate for, we, the depressed. It is scary, but I also have an understanding of getting that low. It is scary to think with all the money and support, she didn't survive. I have a list I keep handy of things and people to live for. My brother committed suicide and it devastated my family. On my list is my grandchildren. There is still the stigma "out there" and I don't want to put anybody through what I went through when lost my brother.
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9 ReactionsWhat do you do for your depression ?
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1 ReactionThe woman had it all but something was missing.
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1 ReactionI sometimes have troubling thoughts associated with painful memories, and I developed two habits to deal with them. First, I acknowledge that I have experienced traumas that were never expected, and which every person would suffer from. Second, I tell myself that the current, present suffering is a temporary condition, that was probably triggered by some current sight, aroma, sounds, lack of proper of proper sleep - something outside of me. AND that the painful thoughts and suffering will subside, eventually.
Also, when I feel depressed, I want to lie down and sleep. But I tell myself, “Stay up. Stay upright. Walk around. Walk out side. Walk around the block. Walk to the laundry room. Any place. ALSO, I tend to isolate and believe, “No one wants to get a call from me.” So I counter those thoughts with, “At least one petson will be happy to hear from me. Do it for me, myself, AND for the other person. Try. Try again.
Eventually, the feelings subside, and I engage myself in “ordinary” activities again.
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10 ReactionsOh, I am 70, also.
Greetings. I take an antidepressant which actually works for me. I see a therapist I connected with once a month. Regular exercise of any type, even chair yoga when my body isn't feeling well. Exercise is key. Aromatherapy, meditation, horse therapy, music, art, getting massages, walking around a mall to just keep from being lonely, and more. Everything in moderation, i.e., not overeating or undereating. I will be working on unresolved grief for the rest of my life. Sometimes I can't concentrate to read but when I can take the time to work on my lifetime grief and loss issues, because grief/loss triggers my suicidal ideation, I read Unattended Sorrow by Stephen Levine. I am not well and have accepted that I never will be, but I am an improved version of self and I am better.
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5 ReactionsDid she have addiction issues?
I dont know about mental health issues so can somebody tell me if the
issues get better or worse if you have a partner that loves you to death?
From my personal experience, depression is how one perceives or feels about oneself in such a negative place and not based on reality.