Keitharcher
23-12-05, 15:03
As a few of you might know, I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression a few months ago, I was really down and sucidal, so much so that I was refferred to the crisis centre. I found this site and talked to the people on it that gave me encoragement along with the hospital. Over the past few weeks I have a lot of trials, a big birthday which actually went of quite well, so much so I was determined to overcome this horrible thing.
My wife and I had booked a joliday to Egypt, a cruise which scared me to death, so much so that I did every thing to get out of going. However, I realised that it would be a dispaointment to my wife if I did. At the same time I started to relaise that life wasnt to bad and maybe worth going on with. So I took stock. I relaised that for years that I had beem work oriented, it had caused me to be blinkered, to push long term friends away, alienate me from everybody especially any form of society contact that didnt include teaching. I was becoming very introverted.
At this point I decided to stop and take the time to talk to people and smell the flowers once again. This was a turning point, from here I went from strength to strength, facing each new day as a challenge with a smile, yes they were coming back as well.
With trepedation I went om holiday to a land I find fascinating, Egypt, the journey started with me very worried. I was wasting my time worrying, we had a great time, we saw Petra, in Jordan, a wonderful place, re-visted the pymerids, the nile, the sphinx etc. The boat was great we had good entertainment and it was warm and sunny. By the second day I could feel the old me resurging, the one pre this horrible thing, it felt good.
We are back and franctically trying to get ready for xmas, but there is laughter in the house, I have my sense of humour back, I am looking forward and not back. I will make a docs appointment, I dont think I need the meds anymore.
The wole point of this post is to encourage others, if i can do it so can you, please believe in yourself remember what life is like without this thing and try to regain it. Dont be ashamed it is an illnes that can be treated and if I am anything to go by can be cured. I can see trees not just wood, am not as fragile as i was and feel good ready to go onwards and upwards, please join me.
Keith
My wife and I had booked a joliday to Egypt, a cruise which scared me to death, so much so that I did every thing to get out of going. However, I realised that it would be a dispaointment to my wife if I did. At the same time I started to relaise that life wasnt to bad and maybe worth going on with. So I took stock. I relaised that for years that I had beem work oriented, it had caused me to be blinkered, to push long term friends away, alienate me from everybody especially any form of society contact that didnt include teaching. I was becoming very introverted.
At this point I decided to stop and take the time to talk to people and smell the flowers once again. This was a turning point, from here I went from strength to strength, facing each new day as a challenge with a smile, yes they were coming back as well.
With trepedation I went om holiday to a land I find fascinating, Egypt, the journey started with me very worried. I was wasting my time worrying, we had a great time, we saw Petra, in Jordan, a wonderful place, re-visted the pymerids, the nile, the sphinx etc. The boat was great we had good entertainment and it was warm and sunny. By the second day I could feel the old me resurging, the one pre this horrible thing, it felt good.
We are back and franctically trying to get ready for xmas, but there is laughter in the house, I have my sense of humour back, I am looking forward and not back. I will make a docs appointment, I dont think I need the meds anymore.
The wole point of this post is to encourage others, if i can do it so can you, please believe in yourself remember what life is like without this thing and try to regain it. Dont be ashamed it is an illnes that can be treated and if I am anything to go by can be cured. I can see trees not just wood, am not as fragile as i was and feel good ready to go onwards and upwards, please join me.
Keith