Posted by Maxime on December 26, 2010, at 22:33:01
In reply to Re: *Not* Thinking in terms of meds, posted by morgan miller on December 23, 2010, at 21:44:35
>> Show me someone here who is not relying 99% on some medication to end their suffering and I'll change the word "we" to "some".
I do talk therapy with my psychiatrist, although I have to admit it would be better if I had a psychologist. I can't afford one. The psychiatrist is covered by medicare.
I volunteer, and I work. It would be much easier to stay in bed all day, but working helps me more because it gives my life meaning. Working is not easy though especially since I am teaching. I have to pretend to be happy all the time which drains me SO much. I have cognitive problems from the depression, and it can be really difficult when I am teaching and I can't remember what I just said. Most days I don't want to go to work (or rather get out of bed), but I think of the seniors I am teaching that forces me to get up.
I wish I could go running, but I have not built up the motivation to do that yet. But I do walk my dog twice a day.
So yeah, I don't just rely on meds especially since they do not work that well for me.
As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever. ~Clarence Darrow~
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