Posted by Caper on June 1, 2004, at 21:17:54
In reply to guess i should introduce myself?, posted by CeeSea on May 24, 2004, at 0:51:46
> I'm not sure what the ettiquite here is but i guess i should introduce myself. I am from australia, had depression all my life but the first major episode was triggered (and prompted my diagnosis) 4 years ago. i've tried a lot of meds, had ect a few times, been in and out of psych hospitals a bit. finally found a good psych and i keep in touch with my psychologist from where i used to live. they are pretty much at their wits end though, not much left to do with me. oh the psych is all very encouraging but he doesn't do anything when i feel really bad, just sort of hopes i will get through it i think? tells me there are new meds coming out all the time and TMS will be here soon, but really i know those things aren't going to fix me, just make me less suicidal. so i'm pretty much out of hope.
> geez what a cheery little biography. i'm female, 22, engaged, have 2 cats and live in a rented flat.
> hope to meet some of you soon
> CC
>Hi,
I'm Caper and I'm new here too, relatively. (I've been posting for less than a month.) Just wanted to say welcome. Everyone here is really nice, and even in my lowest moments checking posts of others or writing my own can help. You can say ANYTHING here (with the exception of swear words, which will earn a reprimand from Dr.Bob himself!).
Knowing I can be as honest about my problems and slip-ups and relapses and hospitalization is very comforting.
I'll introduce myself too I think. I'm 31, on medical leave from a graduate degree program (law), I have one son, and my leave from school was a result of depression and anxiety (severe) and I was dumb enough to use alcohol and not realize that yes, addiction can happen to me too. So now I've been an alcoholic for a little over a year. But enough about me.
Don't forget to try the Babble board regarding medications. Almost any med question will get a response regarding a personal experience with it. Keep posting and reading, it really does help!
By the way, what is TMS? (I'm an American, as I'm sure you could probably already tell *smile*)
Take care,
Caper
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