Posted by JadeKelly on February 8, 2009, at 18:27:24
In reply to Re: ADVANCED WAYS TO FIGHT / REDUCE MAOI POOP OUT!!!!! » FrequentFryer, posted by bleauberry on February 5, 2009, at 17:55:14
> This answer probably won't fit what you were looking for. I do consider it an advanced strategy however because it is rarely used.
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> If you are doing ok at the moment on Nardil, then close the psychiatric chapter and set it on the shelf. Dive into life. Enjoy everything you can as much as you can. Forget psychiatry. Just take that little pill every day like it was a vitamin, forget anything was ever wrong, and live. That kind of retraining will bolster your neurochemical pathways and the med so it may never ever poop out.
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> If, and only if, it shows clear signs of pooping out for longer than 2 weeks in a row, then, and only then, re-open the psychiatry chapter and ask your question again.
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> For now, it's over. Retrain the mind to move on and forget it. There are better things to focus on than what was or what might be.
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> Weird I know. But really.Bleauberry,
I loved this answer. I've been thinking about this and discussing it with others; how will I live when I get well? I've learned to live in a depressed state for over 2 years. I am well on my way to recovery: I sang kareoke at my brother's yesterday and a strange thing happened. By the 3rd song, I was belting it out with confidence, and it hit me. I was living again. I wasn't at home under my covers for another canceleled get together.
Anyway, as I have been feeling my feelings again I decided to start therapy, which I had not intended to do. I realized, I've developed very bad habits that need to be recognized and changed. If you keep living the way you were living in depression, I fully agree you could stall your recovery or even backslide.
I think this point is not only relevant but should be screamed from the rooftops.
Whats the saying? "Insanity is when you keep doing what you've been doing and expect a different outcome"
~Jade
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