Recently I've received a comment from anonymous user who suffered from a loss of a loved one and asked for help. I answered but I would like to make it a separate post too for I think this is important. Several people who read my posts also asked me if I'm a doctor or a psychologist. The answer is no I am not.I am a person who suffered depression for several years. Medical help was and is unavailable where I live so I had to deal with it by myself. I tried several medications which I managed to get without prescription which I do NOT recommend you to do because some meds have side-effects and other may not suit and even harm you. I was aware of this. I did suffer some side-effects. But I did it because we have a disaster of healthcare and we do not have any qualified professionals here who can even make a more or less accurate diagnosis say nothing of suitable treatment.
What is more important is that I did do some self-therapy. My inner voice was my patient and my doctor. I took time to sit and think and prosect my problems and my reactions and my thoughts. I cut my wounds open in order to see what causes the pain and how can I cure it. Now there is still lots of things to do. Some of my problems are solved but some wounds still cause lots and lots of pain and I still have to deal with them too. However I think I already have some experience and I know people may need it and this is why I started this blog - to share what I have learned. May be it'll help someone too.
But still. I am not a therapist. I am not a psychologist. I am a blogger. My posts may get you to the right idea or may make you think about something important, or even show you some way for your own self-help therapy. But if you realize you have a serious problem: you suffered abuse or loss of a loved one or whatever else. Please find some professional help. I do not want to take responsibility on treating you through the internet. Moreover I think it's ridiculous. I can give you an advice or tell you what is my opinion of your state or what I think you shall do. I can and will share all the experience that I have but to heal you I need to see you. To see your physical shape, to see your eyes and gestures when you talk. I need to have knowledge about meds that can be prescribed to some people and cannot to other ones. I would honestly like to help you because I know how it is to suffer depression but I am not the 1st and only person you should approach.
However if you my reader want to talk to me, to consider listening my opinion or knowing about my experience that you think might help you or you want me to listen to you - you may find my email in my profile. I publish it openly and I'm always there. Feel free to write.
Take care!
7 comments:
I think it is very valuable to share your experiences with people who are going through the same thing. Most of us, even with medical treatment still need a little encouragement that we can have some power over our treatment. Thanks.
I will be reading back on your previous entries to see if there's anything I can pick up from your blog that I can consult with my doctor.
At the moment, I am on Prozac and would like to find more natural ways to deal with my depression.
Thanks in advance!
Dear Scrappy Raven, I think it is valuable to share experience too. There are many blogs that I read - about depression, nature, photography, crocheting etc and if not those people who write I'd have never learned so many important and interesting things.
Dear Abbey I used Prozac too and I think it helped me a lot to in the beginning of my self-treatment. As to natural ways I suggest some self-therapy (I'll be glad if some of my advices from this blog will help you) and healthy diet (everyone suggests it because it helps). I also tried eating some vitamins and natural supplements like fish oil and brewers yeast to give my body additional physical support. For better sleep I used Melaxen.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. It will definitely help a lot of people suffering from depression. I read in an article that the combination of medicine and therapy may work better than either treatment on its own. Ask your health care provider for a recommendation. You can also get in touch with organizations such as NAMI, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, which can suggest experts in your area.
Depression is "temporary" imbalance of biochemicals in the brain. Now that we've said that.and most cases it goes untreated. nice post
i can understand u because i have once been a victim of depression. You know, its a kind of weird feeling accompanied by unshakable sadness.
seriously, i appreciate your sincere effort to help depressive patients. In one way or other I have benefited from your blog. thanx!
I too, suffered from depression some years back and I'd say it's the most debilitating condition there is.
I agree that medication is not the key to solving depression.
I found the cure by improving my spiritual life and doing a lot of exercises.
You won't believe how effective this combination is as permanent cure to depression.
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