Posted by seeknsolace on May 3, 2004, at 18:28:05
In reply to Re: Does it ever end? When?, posted by omi1 on May 3, 2004, at 12:49:48
> I have been on and off effexor several times. I find coming off it to be like having a flu for a couple weeks-- nothing compared to the psychological agony of depression. Thats just my experience, which I thought I should add to the debate.
Good point. Depression is the reality of our existance, being drugged makes life surreal, yet it is real, but when the drug is taken away, we return to our core being.. but the hope is that maybe somewhere along the way, we learn to fight, be strong, have strength, have peace and laugh, understanding the essence of the life given to us, and find some goodness and joy from the fruit that it bares, with the aid of medication and even without.
We all are in different seasons, some are just beginning, others are weathered and worn but yet have the strength of their experience and learn to turn it to joy and peace. The longer we go on this road, the closer we come to understanding whats been handed to us, for some it brings joy, for others sorrow, but even in sorrow there does no need to be in despair, it's only that we are arriving, embracing the uniqueness of our life. Just another step closer in becoming aware of who we are.. which brings freedom, a release, that we may continue on yet another day.
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