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General => Welcome our 'NEW MEMBERS'!! => Topic started by: kittensocks on August 01, 2011, 01:13:50 AM

Title: Hello there!
Post by: kittensocks on August 01, 2011, 01:13:50 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm kittensocks, I've been on 20mg of Citalopram since Feb this year and have just got the go-ahead to reduce it to 10mg  *(*
I've joined later on in my depression so that I can offer advice or support to anyone who's going through the same as I did. I'm also going to start studying counselling so if you let me help you, you're helping me too!
I write an online diary (just started yesterday!) about my recovery and my full story of what happened in my old life is on there too!
http://underneaththeumbrella.wordpress.com

Lots of love, ks x

Title: Re: Hello there!
Post by: cornish on August 01, 2011, 01:57:02 AM

hi there and welcome

im glad your on the road to recovery
i really respect you for trying to help others, me and munchroom were discussing this earlier and said u cant understand this illness unless youve experienced it

would type a bit more but i have to be up in 2 1/2 hours for work n my sleeping tablets havent kicked in, just resorted to a load more  !"!  im getting drowsey yay

Title: Re: Hello there!
Post by: Zaf on August 01, 2011, 09:24:45 AM

I definitely think you need to have experienced depression to understand it, how can you explain the crushing tiredness and panic attacks to someone that hasnt actually experienced them?

Title: Re: Hello there!
Post by: Munchroom on August 01, 2011, 11:24:58 AM

Hey Kittensocks and welcome  :)

I am so pleased you are well on the road to recovery. I am definetly better than I was last year and try and remain pretty positive and encourage others that this is beatable!! I would love to go into some area of mental health support work when I am better, I've recently gone back to doing bank work in a home for people wit dementia and forgot how much I love that type of work where you are giving something back.

I would say though... don't forget you need to look after yourself before anyone else! I know how suddenly bad days can creep up on you, so please please shout if you need a friendly ear  :) We are all here to help each other and one persons depression is a lot to shoulder, never mind trying to be positive for a whole forum of people!

Nay xx

Title: Re: Hello there!
Post by: kittensocks on August 02, 2011, 06:33:52 PM

Hi all and thanks for all your lovely welcomes!
ks x

PS. @Zaf, I have been there,done that and I need to get a refund on my t-shirt. I was depressed for 4 years and now I'm better.

Title: Re: Hello there!
Post by: Pete on August 02, 2011, 06:59:41 PM

Hi Kitten, how rude of me to not reply to your post. Its been a bit of a selfish weekend is my excuse. Its a great thing you giving your time after you have won your battle so once I find a medal smiley I'll give it you lol ;)