Posted by Nemo2 on May 30, 2004, at 13:20:04
In reply to Re: Anyone give up meds? - YES!, posted by BarbaraCat on April 22, 2004, at 14:37:07
BarbaraCat,
First, I'm a 54 year old man who has been struggling with depression and digestive nightmares and major career and personal problems for the last 4 or 5 years. I'm gaining more ground recently than I'm losing. 2 steps forward and 1 step back.
Thanks for sharing your journey. Living in the NOW is one point that you made to repeat over and over. I recently read Thich Nhat Hanh's book about Buddhism and Christianity and came away with one key anchor. Mindfulness is my goal. To practice it. Living in this moment. Thinking about this brought to memory a John Denver song called "Sweet Surrender" which helped me through some very difficult life problems in 1986-1990.
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Lost and alone on some forgotten highway
Traveled by many, remembered by fewLookin' for something that I can believe in
Lookin' for something that I'd like to do with my lifeThere's nothing that ties me
And nothing that binds me
To something that might have been true yesterdayTomorrow is open and right now it seems
To be more than enough
To just be here today.................And I don't know what the future is holding in store.....I don't know where I'm going and I'm not sure where I've been
THERE'S A SPIRIT THAT GUIDES ME
A LIGHT THAT SHINES FOR MEMY LIFE IS WORTH THE LIVING AND
I DON'T NEED TO SEE THE END
.........................I don't need to set expectations and goals as much as I just need to take care of myself at my own pace and live in the moment. I don't need to see the end. The joy is in the journey. Aspire only to the process and enjoy the quality of it. I try not to care much about what happens at the end.
I am in the early stages of finding good results with amino acid supplements and stay away from sugar, alcohol and caffiene as much as I can, but not completely. I work out (running and lifting) 3 or 4 times a week. Just when I feel good about it, which is not every day. I'm not a masochist, as you put it so well.
I tried Lexapro for 11 weeks and learned how bad SSRI's are for my own situation. Each to his own.
Your post was very inspirational to me and I thank you for it.
Nemo2
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