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Q: Just a Few Questions....
asked by: unknowngirl504 on January 5th, 2005
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Hey everyone, I am 19 years old and depressed. I know that many people think that 19 is too young of an age to be in a depressed state. I do have a history of depression/anger management. I have been treated before but find that the meds. Only make me sleep;and that's what I do when i'm depressed anyways.
2 years ago my depression sort of lingered on hold. I met my fiance and he turned my world around. I had nothing to be depressed about, or so I thought.
About 10 months ago I started to slip back into it. You know how you just know? Well...It was extreemely hard to go along with everyday life when all I wanted to do was sleep. Sleeping is my first red flag. When the only interest I have is sleep,i'm in trouble. I buckeled down and finally told my my fiance' what was going on with me and everything about my past issues w/ depression. He claimed to understand. For the next couple of weeks he would gently encourage me to get up and about and take my mind off of my problems. It worked....For a bit.
In november I started to catch myself making negative statements for no reason. When I am depressed I am not the nicest of people to get along with. Its to the point where I am being forced to seek medical attention by everyone around me. :evil: I know that not everyone has or suffers from depression, but I do know that not everyone's brain is perfectly balanced. I know that I need the meds. But then there's that side of me who refuses to take any because there is no problem.
As you can probably read, I am not the most descriptive of people :wink: . I found a job and am happy with it...Just not myself. I really wish I could pinpoint the problem that i'm having. It's just such a wide range of difficulties. My upbringing was barely minimum. I did recieve what many kids don't have. A parent who loves them and who would do everything for them. But when it comes to being emotionially detached from people at the age of 7, something can't be right.
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mjk
replied on January 7th, 2005
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Something Cant Be Right
Sweetie! You have good instincts, follow them! :d sounds like you know something is missing. Why don't you get yourself a counselor who can talk to you and get the support that you need? A counselor might provide some insight. Also counseling would take the pressure off your fiance, and you could get someone objective to help--someone from the outside of your life who you can ''vent'' to without risk. Depression is so common, and you are lucky in that at your age you do have some good insight into yourself--that gives you a head start! Medication helps a lot of people, but if it is not enough, try acupuncture too--try to open to that because for mood, it has proved very effective. I suggest getting traditional five element chinese acupuncture because it treats your whole self, body and mind, spirit. Maybe your fiance and you feel ''weighted''by this...I don't know. If so, a counselor might take some ''weight'' off of the relationship! Trust that you have healthy instincts and that something healthy inside of you right now is ''raising her hand'' to get your attention...Call on that bright young woman! I have to give myself pep talks sometimes to help me do what's healthy. ''health'' is a word that at your age especially should be in our vocabularies but usually isn't. You will feel better but there is no ''magic''. Actually there's you, which is better than magic, because you are real. Lots of people suffer from depression...It's good that you reached out to a forum like this...Let's all look for health in our relationships, even with ourselves! I need to try to follow my own advice too! Good luck!
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jurplesman
replied on January 18th, 2005
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Hello unknowing girl.


I just read your post.


Please investigate the connection between hypoglycemia and depression. I am sure you can be helped without recourse to drugs.


Please discuss your problems with a therapist.


Jurriaan plesman
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Carman
replied on January 19th, 2005
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Depression Is Fixable
I have lupus and depression sometimes comes along with. For years I researched how to kill myself. I was actually making plans. I have a great son and a wonderful, understanding husband. I look at myself and think I have no reason to be depressed yet I am. So I went to the doctor and got on effexor. I've been taking it for years. I feel fine, and I can hangle anything without loosing my noodle.

As one gets older depression is typical. And a couple of years ago I noticed my husband always talking negatively about everything. We have a great life, a beautiful home, everything anybody would want, yet he was depressed. So I took him to our family doctor and got him a script of effexor too. Now everything is better.

Get it taken care of, it's not terrible.
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