re: Anybody still depressed while on meds?

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F*** that man my full head of hair gives me an emotional sustainability that few of you could possibly imagine so don't you think because I've gone through tough times that makes me tougher you're getting through your tough times and that's as tough as you need to be

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Aka the boner killer

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Mine functions pretty well, but there was a significant difference at first. I’m too depressed to want to use it some of the time.

I tried it decades ago. shite was rough.

Once you get off of it, you’ll never look back.

Youre going to pissed off the Scientologist

Poor you. Man the frick up. Amazing no one had depression 2-3 generations ok and thank god or we’d all be speaking Japanese or German.

Well please forgive OP. When the greatest generation came back from a war they were greeted with union wages and affordable cost of living. Yes they paid their debt with their mind and body but a government that gave a shot about them was waiting for them stateside. Now we’re all just numbers and dollar signs.

Also, frick you.

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Amazing no one had depression 2-3 generations ok and thank god or we’d all be speaking Japanese or German.

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I beg to differ. Same goes for PTSD. The difference is people had no idea how to diagnose or treat those things.

My grandfather was a great man. He was quite skilled, could build anything with his bare hands, and flew planes in the Pacific Theater. My mom suspects that did some things to him. His marriage fell apart some years after. His ability to communicate with his own family worsened. He became a hit of a recluse.

He still lived a long and productive life, but looking back…he would have been an interesting case for a modern psych.

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TexasTiger08

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I work with a guy who is 64 and recently got married. To an awful woman. She is sucking his meager finances dry, and calls him constantly, at work, because "...something about one of the three cats he is allergic to is doing something". Once a fit man, he is now overweight, he hates his job, and his life. He complained that he had so much to do this weekend (like drive the wife to her job at Cracker Barrel at 5am, both Saturday and Sunday, because she 'doesn't drive').

Less obligations, more time to enjoy yourself and those you love, is key. You aren't the burden, it's the silly things. Always feeling like you have somewhere you have to be. A tight schedule.

I joke with my husband that we look like the crazy neighbors, because, on most evenings, you will find us in the yard, pulling weeds, enjoying the Florida sunshine. I wave at the passing cars, like a happy Forest Gump It's just a way to decompress after being in the office.

There is no simple solution. It's trial and error. And, in the long run, all of this is fleeting. You talking about it on here is a good sign. You are self-aware, which is a beacon in the dark, even if that self-awareness doesn't feel great. Instead of looking at the obligations, look at yourself, how you excel at meeting those obligations, how good you are to your family. Trust in your positive qualities and never fail to pat yourself on the back, even if others don't.

Be well and best wishes.