Posted by vanessa33 on November 19, 2003, at 12:56:02
In reply to Re: What do you have to say about this?, posted by linkadge on November 19, 2003, at 6:49:39
Thank you for posting this, linkadge.
I appreciate what tensor posted too! I like interesting discussions.
But as someone who seemed to need antidepressants in order to live a normal life like everyone else - and who finds them to be "clearing" - making me more myself - rather than "clouding" - I appreciated that reminder from you, linkadge!
I'm one of those who just didn't seem to be 'made right' - depression (an inability to function because of chronic, crushing psychological pain) started at puberty and got worse, reaching dangerous levels by early 20s. I think I would be dead if I hadn't been given a good antidepressant that made me myself again.
As I told my doctor all those years ago, "I need you to fix me. I can't ...no one can ...live like this. If I can't be fixed ...."
He said, "I know. Just promise me you'll hold on while we find a cure. There are things out there today. We'll fix you. I promise."
And he did! I've been ten years without depression because of antidepressants. I went from having no job - being a burden on others- and wanting to die ....to having a very succesful career, doing lots of fulfilling charity work and finding an excellent marriage. I'm glad I'm alive! I still have normal ups and downs - like if something awful happens, I cry. But that's normal! Most days, I'm just so glad I'm still here. I have lots of fun and feel like I'm helping make the world better.
Definitely not how one would feel on cocaine!
poster:vanessa33
thread:281142
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031116/msgs/281262.html