tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post4787992690721986854..comments2024-01-25T11:14:39.042+00:00Comments on maniacmum: So... here's the thing.Jane Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-31223929763698634802009-12-09T12:15:17.389+00:002009-12-09T12:15:17.389+00:00Hi Mary and Teresa, glad that this post helped you...Hi Mary and Teresa, glad that this post helped you both. That's why I wrote it really, because I do think that this is something people are afraid to talk about. Some months later I am feeling much better, but not out of the woods quite yet.<br />And Teresa, so glad you like the book! Thanks for buying it.Jane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-41102064023642369952009-12-09T12:15:16.412+00:002009-12-09T12:15:16.412+00:00Hi Mary and Teresa, glad that this post helped you...Hi Mary and Teresa, glad that this post helped you both. That's why I wrote it really, because I do think that this is something people are afraid to talk about. Some months later I am feeling much better, but not out of the woods quite yet.<br />And Teresa, so glad you like the book! Thanks for buying it.Jane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-26839327165417198042009-12-07T16:51:26.331+00:002009-12-07T16:51:26.331+00:00I picked up your book to help my recovery after a ...I picked up your book to help my recovery after a breast op having at the same time been diagnosed with a heart murmur picked up during the pre-op tests. What a wonderful bit of serendipity that I got half way through the book today and thought I must go and read this girl's blog. What a wonderful inspiration you are for having put your experiences here for us to share. I can't tell you how reading this has helped. Thank you. Teresa ps. the book is soooo good ;-)Teresa Parkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878377816406775321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-16107416459838710342009-11-06T12:07:22.157+00:002009-11-06T12:07:22.157+00:00I've somehow stumbled on your blog and it is t...I've somehow stumbled on your blog and it is the strangest thing, because everything you describe has also been happening to me for the last six weeks, and I totally understand how frightening and out-of-control it feels. I too felt that anxiety was something that could be controlled, but my God, if I could control this I absolutely would!!! <br /><br />I just wanted to wish you lots of luck in your journey and the knowledge that you're not alone - and if it helps, I repeat my eight year old niece's favourite saying: Courage. Honour. Bravery. It makes me laugh and it keeps me strong.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-12341066372800186092009-09-04T14:59:24.524+00:002009-09-04T14:59:24.524+00:00We've spoken elsewhere, but glad you're th...We've spoken elsewhere, but glad you're thinking of CBT. I know it works and think it would be helpful.<br /><br />MTxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-27176169331380732822009-09-02T18:24:33.470+00:002009-09-02T18:24:33.470+00:00Thinking of you.
xThinking of you. <br />xNichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00150476755274772730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-40510695704437183292009-09-02T13:32:43.967+00:002009-09-02T13:32:43.967+00:00Thanks Persephone, Lisa and Cathy for your support...Thanks Persephone, Lisa and Cathy for your support. <br />Persephone, you've hit the nail exactly on the head, and it's not presumptuous in the slightest. Have always been prone to worrying but the level at which I am currently angsting about stuff is quite frankly ridiculous. And you're quite right, it comes from within. Think I am reacting to many years of worrying about other people, so now I worry about everything, even when I don't have to.<br /><br />Lisa, aagh, got it in one too. I do relish my life normally, so it's bloody hard finding I can't cope,as there's the ridiculously overachieving side of me is shouting Failure, from the sidelines. I chose to blog about it because I suspect there are a lot of people like me, who think they've failed when they hit a wall like this. I know it's not true, but my head doesn't. I think it's worth talking about because so many people do suffer this way, and mostly in silence.<br /><br />Cathy, that is very helpful, thanks. Am considering CBT, because I think it would be helpful to have some strategies to deflect the worries. It's good to know that it does work.Jane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514534117777707886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-4041786494539421932009-09-01T16:25:19.102+00:002009-09-01T16:25:19.102+00:00My teenage son has struggled for several years wit...My teenage son has struggled for several years with depression and very severe anxiety causing agoraphobia. He had medication, but the thing that ultimately worked best for him was CBT alonside the chemical assistance.<br /><br />He is now out the other side and meds free. Although I suspect he will always be a slightly anxious adult, he is functioning well and picking up the pieces of his life and education.<br /><br />Three years ago we could never have imagined he would get to this place and we are very proud of him. There is hope, just accept all the assistance you are offered, medical or otherwise.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-60293647568045674462009-09-01T15:44:52.324+00:002009-09-01T15:44:52.324+00:00Get all the support you can, whether that be medic...Get all the support you can, whether that be medication or talking support. having worked with students who are depressed, and alongside people experiencing stress, you probably will benefit from both. Moral support, and practical support in taking off your hands what they can (however small or temporary those contributions may be), are one thing; the medication to address the biological imbalances are another. Each complements the other.<br /><br />Above all, do not feel you have to do this alone. Writing about these things publicly is hard, but you provide good justifications for your speaking out. And do not feel that what you say is 'self-indulgent': your voice is important, and in the cacophany of demands on you that is your life (as much as you usually cope and relish it) you need all the tools you can to allow you a space to speak about how you feel.<br />Much loveLisa Rullsenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020425273742237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302868.post-23289046781420321232009-09-01T15:30:19.606+00:002009-09-01T15:30:19.606+00:00I was in the black hole of depression when I was 1...I was in the black hole of depression when I was 17, so had no idea what the hell was going on. For a few years, my elder daughter participated in university study for adolescent depression (as a control, I hasten to add, but given my history, we thought her participation might be a smart thing to do). Parental interviews were required as part of the study and I remember telling my interviewer: "I've been unhappy and I've been depressed. That's not the same thing."<br /><br />By the same token, I doubt being worried or even being scared out of one's wits is the same as clinical anxiety. My unhappiness comes from without: fears for younger daughter and sorrow over having to live in Ottawa. Depression, even if it starts from an outside cause, gnaws from within. Am I being unspeakably presumptuous in thinking it's a similar situation with your trials as a member of the "sandwich generation" and your current anxiety attacks?<br /><br />I haven't needed medical intervention (yet..), although my teen depression might have been resolved better with such, as it was, I came down with mononucleosis (glandular fever). However, we have two friends who have needed months, even years of sick leave as they battle with severe depression. Clearly, as you already know, it isn't all in their heads. Nor yours.Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560178981320189795noreply@blogger.com