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General => Welcome our 'NEW MEMBERS'!! => Topic started by: Griffin on March 15, 2011, 07:26:02 PM

Title: New and need some advice.
Post by: Griffin on March 15, 2011, 07:26:02 PM

Hello,
For the last 12 months I have been feeling like a different person.I wake each morning with no enthusiasm for the day ahead,really wishing I was still asleep.I have to force myself to do what used to be automatic daily task eg:taking my dogs for a walk.My concentration is poor and i am constantly "walking away" from things i start to do.I will often sleep in the afternoon as I seem to be tired all the time and sleep is a release from how I am feeling.Activities I used to enjoy seem like hard work and I don`t look forward to things like I used to.There seems to be a constant fog in my head,I have to force myself to smile and i can`t remember the last time I laughed.

Does anyone relate to this as depression?

Title: Re: New and need some advice.
Post by: SocialServicesFighter on March 16, 2011, 08:16:17 AM

It's definately depression, maybe a touch of anxiety is hiding in there somewhere too.

If it's been 12 months now and things haven't changed then see your doc.

It doesn't sound to me like something exterior has caused it so maybe there's a chemical imbalance in your body. Your doc can test for this too.


Good luck and let us know if you see the gp.

Title: Re: New and need some advice.
Post by: Griffin on March 17, 2011, 10:41:55 AM

Thanks for your thoughts SSF.

A bit of background about how I got to this place in my head.Seven years ago my wife took her own life after suffering from depression for about 10yrs leaving me with two teenage children.I threw myself into their welfare which looking back distracted me from dealing with what had happened.Although they obviously bear emotional scars they are both doing well.They have both now "flown the nest".At first it was a bit of a novelty not having to be there for them all the time but within a couple of months my mood started to drop and now each day seems harder to deal with.

I hide my feelings from them as I don`t want them to think I am going down the same path as their mum.

I am frankly scared of going to my GP and being put on AD`s as my late wife used to say they made her feel worse.Ireally feel like I am caught between a rock and a hard place.

Title: Re: New and need some advice.
Post by: Ezel on March 17, 2011, 10:30:01 PM

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Title: Re: New and need some advice.
Post by: bel on March 21, 2011, 12:27:58 PM

Hi Griffin,
Don't be scared of your doc. There are many different ad's and they should be able to find one that helps you.