No dear, its not you that’s at fault, it’s the n.h.s. lol (seriously)
Hope no one is on Seroxat... that drug is sooo evil!
I have noticed that a lot of women and men enter a Dom(me)/sub relationship when they are feeling low about themselves. It is when they feel low that they seek pain/abuse as a method of release. I am not sure whether it is the same with swinging (i.e. that people seek out sexual encounters to feel good about themselves). It is possible though.
tania,
while i'd agree to an extent with some points about the kind of treatments readily available on the NHS, ((( already said the whole counselling option is pretty damn poor! ))) A/D's are a pretty major treatment option, despite the misgivings about how they are sometimes prescribed by some GP's, and the horror stories that occasionally crop up in the media . . . the fact is A/D's do often save lives, and get people out of that pit before they can even begin to look at other options.
some treatments kinda demand stability, and the first option a GP has is to prescribe something that creates stability. any other treatment, like counselling / psychiatry can do more harm than good until that point is reached, and the patient is strong enough and rational enough to confront his/her issues.
yep monitoring is monthly, but then A/D's take months to kick in sometimes, certainly 4-6 weeks, and improvement is gradual. GP's are dependant on self-reporting, as for any illness. a GP can only begin to diagnose any illness once the patient tells him the symptoms, and depressive symptoms ain't quite so visible as a sore throat.
and personally, i've heard the exercise/diet thing before. sorry but that might work for a mild down in the dumps, tired for other reasons thing. for clinical depression, no way!
neil x x x ;)
I have had the misfortune of finding out the good and bad side to A/D's.
As with everything in life. Everyone remembers the worst.
G x
I was really lucky in that i got on very well with my counsellor and I got to see her fairly soon after diagnosis. I am also very lucky in that both the pyschiatrist and the mental health nurse are both just at the end of the fone should i mneed them. I also have a fantastically supportive gp.
Having said all that my dads experience is teh complete opposite to mine and even know is in hospital with all the medical staff at a complete loss as to how to help him
Big hugs to all of you who are suffereing at the moment.
hmm, well lets see, where do I start
age 13 when my pregnant g/f was killed by a drunk driver ( the bastard got 6 months for it ) result, a total nervous breakdown
age 34 found out my 3 kids all had different fathers, and I wasnt one of them,result, slashed wrists and massive drug overdose
age 43 woke up feeling like a old man, treatment logon to SH forums and reassure myself that life does go on
and yes i am serious on all 3 points, in truth I am still taking anti depressants today, but like most of us that suffer these hidden illnesses, we just learn to cope or crash and burn, and I wont crash
Are we all gonna get a mention in the Bibliography of your thesis Venus ??