How are you feeling today?

[Lol]

I know. Thank you all. I'll suck it up some how and sort it. you are all very helpful and paramount to my not ending up in the soup. If I could just get a good night's sleep I can find some strength from somewhere.

[Zaf]

I'm shattered and think my replies getting garbled so off to bed, sleep well everyone and I hope things seem just a bit brighter in the morning  &*(

[Zaf]

Not too bad today, with a bit of luck this might be the beginning of an improvement :)

[Depina]

Really pleased for you Zaf.
Hope everyone has a better day today

XXX &*(

[Lol]

Zaf I'm so pleased for you that's brilliant. fingers crossed for more of the same  :)

[Bewildered]

Am I allowed to post onhere or is it not for partners just for sufferers? Is that the right term? Victims of depression? Crikey I have no idea what the correct term is...anyway. Today I feel worse but number if that makes sense?
Also in an ironic humerous aside...I never knew that whilst under so much stress that I would start to snack so much...i am a bit disappointed in that. I have never stress eaten before mainly beacuse I am not a sressed out person...pity really coz maybe I could have gotten a bit oweight loss out of my pain! LOL
Hoep the humour doesn't offend but at the moment that's how I am dealing with it all.

[Pete]

Hi Zaf,

Here's to lots more better days eh :)

Kareng,

I dont know if there is a term and I dont worry about names or tags so call it what you like as far as i'm concerned lol (I only want my own diagnosis so I can stop saying i'm loopy lol).

I could go a little deep ( i'm that way today lol) and say that you are a sufferer of secondary depression because I am sure that having to be a part of someone elses depression in itself causes YOU to suffer from very similar symptoms. The worry I see here is that the "secondary depression" could manifest into full depression so please consider yourself too not just your partner.

Also remember that depression is not aimed or marked for weak people but many of us are or have been in a major responsible positions be they within family life or employment so when you say your not a stressed out person yet you find yourself "stress eating" you need to look at that too.

Dont worry about the humour either, I could do with a laugh.

Actually today hasnt been too bad ( ok I slept until 11am from 2am ish so a goo 9 hrs which has been a while). I managed to go outside the front of my house too and on my own an tidy a little of the garden up as it was really annoying me but then I suddenly felt as if i was being watched ( I live opposite a copse full of trees) so i scurried back inside lol. Yep 6ft 15stone blackbelt an i scurried.  !"!

cup of tea now that my youngest son made me ( miracles or money needed by him hmmmmm????) so i'm trying to relax and keep this balanced mood as its been weeks if not months since.

[Bewildered]

Petemidland...yeah a couple of people have said that I need to watch myself because I sound like I am getting a bit depressed but obvioulsy it's not proper depression..not the kind my partner has which is physiological. I would say I am just sad and not taking care of myself as I should. I def don't want to label but I was just curious as to how people see themselves...
The image of scurrying made me smile.

[cornish]

Am I allowed to post onhere or is it not for partners just for sufferers? Is that the right term? Victims of depression? Crikey I have no idea what the correct term is...anyway. Today I feel worse but number if that makes sense?
Also in an ironic humerous aside...I never knew that whilst under so much stress that I would start to snack so much...i am a bit disappointed in that. I have never stress eaten before mainly beacuse I am not a sressed out person...pity really coz maybe I could have gotten a bit oweight loss out of my pain! LOL
Hoep the humour doesn't offend but at the moment that's how I am dealing with it all.

In my view your more than welcome and do please keep an eye on your self :)

Your more likely to be offended by my strange sense of humour :p

[Zaf]

Thanks all, got to admit I'm tired now, there seems such a fine line between feeling better and overdoing things 

Karen Of course you are welcome to post here, everyone will say the same :)

[Munchroom]

Yes Karen... post away!! We are all needing a bit of support for many different reasons and very often I feel that the partners or families of those with depression are looked over a bit, please post as much as you like and don't worry!!  :)

I don't think there is such a thing of 'proper' depression. Please look after yourself as well as your partner - we're only human and stresses and strains take their toll on all of us.

[Alstare1974]

I've just been prescribed amitriptelene to help me sleep so I can start to come off zopiclone. So thatll be three lots of uppers.

[Pete]

Today I feel lost. Been wandering about the house doing nothing. Very agitatedn figgety unsettled. I've taken to sitting in my car in the garage. Just me my blackberry and a book. Even I think I look mad lol

[Zaf]

Its quite common to feel like that Pete, I go and sit in our caravan, for some reason I sometimes find a bit of peace in there.

It may not feel like it but you have sounded a bit better recently :)

[Zaf]

I've to the dentist this afternoon, my jaw aches, my head aches and for some reason I've got earrache and a headache, my mouth is still all frozen and I feel horrid.

I hate going to the dentist despite the lady I see is very good and tries to reassure me all the way through so I also feel tired because of the stress.

YUK!!