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Post by tina on Jun 19, 2011 14:12:14 GMT
i just wanted to share something that i think would be of some help to people who have suffered with depression like i myself have.
when i was in my early 20's i found myself in a dark place when i say a dark place i mean i was suffering badly with depression i was so low i didnt think i would ever be normal again.
i started drinking alot and also was put on medication for the depression.
i suffered silently for a couple of years as i didnt think anyone would understand how i was feeling.
it was'nt untill i was 23 and i tried to take my own life when i phoned my mum to tell her what i had down and she shouted down the phone and said you have everything to live for you have 2 beautiful children that love you and a family that will always be there.
i dont know why i didnt tell my family about my depression i suppose i was to proud.
when i got out of hospital and went home i could see that i will always be loved.
i went to my doctor who referred me to see someone that helped but what helped most of all was the big support i had from family and friends.
i look back at those days and think i am so lucky i didnt take my life as wouldnt of been able to see my kids grow up and also see my family grow.
i just want to say that depression is a horrible place but there is a light at the end of the tunnel just dont be affraid to talk to people'family'friends or even someone u dont know as talking really does help.
big hugs and love
dreamangel
xxxxxxxxxx
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Post by Ghostrider on Jun 19, 2011 14:48:38 GMT
Hey sis nice moving post there .... unfortunatly some people choose to suffer silently with depression as its the only way they know how or maybe they put on this happy go lucky brave face so people cant see it .
Here is a poem i found on the internet for those who happen to be at a low point xx 
There is a dim light at the other end of the tunnel
the tunnel brightens more as I draw closer
Fear, my worst enemy wants me to give up.
Hope my most valuable companion keeps me moving on.
Taking one step ahead is not easy but I shall overcome.
For I believe that all the suffering is not put to waste.
For there is a dim light at the other end of the tunnel.
I struggle and face my past
The mistakes I make a lesson.
I crave for a better future.
The past is already a story.
The future must be brighter.
I need to find the light at the end of the tunnel.
The world's pleasures try to slow me down.
The body becomes weak.
It releases procrastination.
Yet perseverance is my armor.
So I fall not to the challenge.
My mind is on a prize.
The present is not an issue.
The world just brings discouragement.
and claims I am not capable.
Still I walk with my head high.
Not regarding what is before me.
I believe there is a better life
when I look beyond what is before me.
The light seems brighter and...brighter.
I shall surely make it.
All life's forms of trickery and greed,
I shall not embrace it.
Love is all I have to offer
to the hatred the world has for me.
Love gives me strength beyond measure.
To fulfill the goal that I seek to achieve.
Faith replenishes my health.
Therefore I begin to walk faster.
My words make matter and my energy
brings forth life to the lost hope and dead
zombies in the tunnel.
Therefore I do not seek the light alone as at now.
I move with an army.
The light is our goal, not the end of the tunnel.
For the light is our aim, we settle not for the less.
We fight for the best, lest we not succeed we did
what Napoleon could not.
Dazzling lights approach us.
Who said we could not do?
Impossible is just a contradictory word.
Your Faith is what is true.
Do not believe in doubt.
And pull others with you.
Let your purpose
unite generations and inform generations
to come.
That your thoughts and ways of life
Were examples for them to be one.
Create Date : Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Nathan Gwira
link - www.poemhunter.com/poem/there-is-a-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/
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Post by THE GREAT OZ on Jun 25, 2011 2:40:29 GMT
DreamAngel, I have walked in your shoes before and before and before... I, unlike you, had no support whatsoever. As an adult, my children were too young at the time to understand and as a child I was always told to "just snap out of it".. After many agonizing years I got the help I needed and found part of my problem was a genetic disorder on my Mother's side. Both of my girls also have this disorder. I will be on medication for the rest of my life. Mental disease is just that, a disease. It is no different than MS or Cancer or any other disease.
With proper medicinal maintenance and therapy if advised it makes life so much easier. I am glad I found the help I needed when I did, but it was almost too late for me, but I pulled through.
You have my blessings in acknowledging what you had to go through and the strength it took to share this.
My thoughts are with you my friend.
Bless...OZ
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Post by XANTO on Jun 27, 2011 21:40:38 GMT
For most people, life is a mixture of ups and downs. Most people persevere in difficult times because they are convinced that good times are just around the corner. Such is the ebb and flow of life. But for people who suffer from depression sometimes, highs do not seem to come and get stuck in a spiral of negative feelings and lethargy, while being crushed by a lack of self-esteem. Everyone gets upset or down, at times. Have strength Dreamangel, look for the good in all things, live in the now and make each moment a beautiful one.
xanto
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Post by tina on Jun 27, 2011 21:55:14 GMT
i have over come most of my past and am so looking to the future.
i know how lucky i am to have the support not just from friends and family but from all u guys too.
big hugs and love
dreamangel
xxxxx
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Post by Purplemist on Nov 10, 2011 10:06:54 GMT
Hi i dont know if im posting in the right forum but i have lost my job & just dont know what to do to myself,,,,,this was 6 weeks ago & have applied for numerous jobs since with no such luck i need & want a job as i have a mortage....i have applied for an adminstration traineeship which i very much want...this is completely different form the job i have4 just lost but i think this woud be the change in my career i need?
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Post by paulmurdoch1975 on Nov 10, 2011 10:22:55 GMT
what do your guts tell you purplemist your only true answer will come from them does it feel right or do you feel a bit shaky on it sometimes a change is scary but unless you try you never know things are getting harder out there for work but sometimes the way life works can be so crule but you know what without the bad times we would never learn anything for the better in ourselfs i have had lots of badness in my life ive been lucky and ive also had my share of bad luck but all in all you must stay posative as things can only get better for you it might just take a little time stress is not a good thing to cope with but since ive worn the t shirt on it and got through it time and time again im telling you it wont last forever just make the best out of what you got stay posative because any job you go for thinking negative you probly wont get it as like attracts like i knowits easy for me to say and another to do but im right dig deep think of your family or what evers closest to you and just think theres others out there thats far worse than you and keep trying dont let any job refusal get to you just keep trying .
if you get this job well done my freind maybe it was your time to change direction and happy days .
hope all goes well for you my freind just stay posative theres a job just waiting for you wether its this one or another its there ok .
Hugs & Blessings .
AngelGabriel
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Post by andy on Nov 10, 2011 23:39:04 GMT
Hey purple know dat you will get a job i am never over three days away from a new job because i belive in who i am and what i av to share, get like a good cv and send it out not like tryin to sound big headed but my dad did mine and he is the director of hp invent, if u like want me to help you with your cv just pm me an i will be happy to help
smokingmonkey
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Post by Purplemist on Nov 11, 2011 9:52:58 GMT
thank you both very much <3
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Post by marianne 50 on Jan 12, 2012 0:48:35 GMT
you are so right that talking to friends and loved ones helps against depression. i myself am suffering from the chronical fatigue syndrome which has become after many many years a chronical depression for which i take prozac. it helps , but what helps me the most is the love of my husband , two sons and daughter in law and my three grandchildren : yes , there is light for all of us at the end of the tunnel. a big hug to you dear !
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Post by Jill on Jan 15, 2012 22:15:06 GMT
Dreamangel, I have known you for many years and not even I knew that!!! As you know my brother suffered from Depression and Bi-polar and unfortunately wasnt strong enough to cope with it and took his own life. The hurt myself and family feel is understandably unbearable as is when any one loses a loved one. I think it is even harder because we couldnt help him. All I can say is keep talking, think about all the people around you who would be so hurt and think of all the good things you have in life worth living for. Your a lovely person tina and I will always have time for your family xxxxxxx
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