"depression is easily managed if take meds correctly!"......hmmmm!
so round my parents this morning cos my sister was over from brighton (she's a pharmacist)
my mum and sis were discussing someone from my mums work who has had to resign cos of her depression, she is a teacher and was affecting her work so she was kinda pushed to leave and they were sayiing about oh its so up and down, dont know when flare ups gonna happen and then my sis says "depression is easy to treat as long as they bother to take their meds properly" clearly neither of them have ever suffered with depression,.
if only it was that feking easy!!!!! i take my tablets regularly and appropriately but i still have lows (unfortunately more lows than highs at present)
none of my family know about my depression and sh and it is just so hard to hear how they judge people when they clearly have no idea!! it just hurts!
sorry i feel like *****, another one of my rants, feel free to ignore!! x
this pic is so i can always remember jen who was my l'il sock monkey friend who has left ryl and i miss her!!!
i know how you feel. i take my meds every time, but im still depressed. if someone never had depression, can not understand. as it is with the other mental illnesses, with self harm and eating disorders.
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It's not like managing diabetes. Medication cannot stop feelings or change difficult pasts or troubled life circumstances, it can just create enough space in your head to understand and hold them more safely.
If only it really was that easy! I take two different AD's "properly" and yeah, they help stabilize my mood, but it's not like they've fixed the problem. Grrr, it's really irritating when people make assumptions about things they clearly don't understand.
uuggh. "easily managed" my ass. if it were that simple i don't think there would be so many depressed people in the world! hell, if medication always works that effectively, why don't they just have a vaccination for it? people who don't know what they're talking about it should just keep their mouths shut. treating depression is much more complex than just taking a pill and *ZING* all better!
the worrying thing is she is a pharmacist so yet again the medical professionals are making judgemental opinions about mental health problems!!! grrr!!! (yes i know i am a medical professional too)*cough*
this pic is so i can always remember jen who was my l'il sock monkey friend who has left ryl and i miss her!!!
I know how you feel. My mom just told me to "grow out of" my anxiety, even though I'm 23...It's frustrating, and it makes me feel ashamed that I have to deal with anxiety/depression...I'm embarassed, to be honest.
I will say there's some hope, though:
I went to get an x-ray at my University Health Services Center, and apparently they now give students a mandatory short questionaire to fill out regarding depression and alcohol use. I scored really high on the depression, and the Doctor who was treating me asked if I had a history and stuff. He put his hand on my should and said, "Yeah...The ups and downs are really difficult to deal with and most people don't understand. It's not like treating diabetes. It's not that easy. If you feel you need someone to talk to, feel free to call us. We want to help and you shouldn't have to deal with this alone."
It made me feel so good...Like I wasn't a freak or something. He was so sweet! Not everyone is insensitive.
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aww thats great! yeh i have to say everyone in my department that has found out bout my depression/sh have been fine and tbh a lot of them have had issues with depression.
the lady i used to see at cmht said that most of the people that worked there had had previous issues
also my gp is lovely and doesnt judge so thankfully most of the people i have come across for my own difficulties has been good.
this pic is so i can always remember jen who was my l'il sock monkey friend who has left ryl and i miss her!!!
If it was so easy to treat there wouldn't need to be so many different drugs with so many different dosages. I come across people who seem to think that I should be able to "cheer up" as if I was switching on a light bulb. I doubt anyone would choose to be depressed if it was that easy to stop.
im going to be a pharmacist and i suffer depression and i obviously do not agree...i think people forget that if taking tablets were a solution..then there would be no problem? i think people who dont understand think its that easy..its not fair but well i guess if we hadnt suffered from depresson we might think that way also...
If only it were that simple!
I've been on various meds since i was 16 and they have never 'cured' me, they have helped a bit at times but it has never fully gone away and i have always taken my anti-depressants properly. My sister is studying pharmacology and has been known to make insensitive comments about depression, and she knows about my problems. I think she looks at it from a purely chemical point of view and hasn't been through it so doesn't understand that it isn't that simple. She told me to eat lots of bananas because apparently they help - i wanted to hit her!
"Because you don't notice the light without a bit of shadow. Everything has both dark and light. You have to play with it until you get it exactly right."
OMG, I've had the bananas comment from an SHO when I first went for treatment for OD (had OD'd that much in the past but didn't realise it required medical attention). Glad I am not the only one who has had random tips like that
"Everything is possible through Christ, who gives me strength". Phillipians 4:13
wouldn't it be great if it were that easy. have been taking meds for last thirty years on and off and trying lots of different combos and still haven't found right ones. i guess i should just 'cheer up'.
surely she meant 'depression is easy to manage'?
I honestly can't even make grammatical sense out of that sentence never mind anything else lol.
But seriously, of course it's not just about the medication.
You yourself know how hard it is to function some days with depression and anyone elses small minded opinions shouldn't really matter
Maybe she needs some educating.
the worrying thing is she is a pharmacist so yet again the medical professionals are making judgemental opinions about mental health problems!!!
Ah yeah but she's a pharmacist hence her thinking meds are the be all and end all. Lots of them do think along those lines, it's in the nature of the interest in which brought them to the job.