Posted by alexandra_k on January 20, 2005, at 4:05:55
In reply to Isolation, posted by Surely on January 17, 2005, at 8:28:42
Hey there. I read your post over on psychology then thought I'd catch up with these ones too.
It can be a bit confusing to find your way around to start with. I guess it took me a while to figure it out, and I still learn new stuff about the boards all the time.
Glad you didn't give up on them / us though.
I don't find that medications do a lot for me. They make my p-doc feel a lot better, but that is about it really. So I don't bother to take em. Don't get me wrong, if something worked for me then I would take it. But different medications seem to have different effects for different people and sometimes it can take a long time of trialing different things (and putting up with the side effects) to find out what works best for you. If you wanted to share about your medication experiences or wanted to ask a question about medications or wanted to read about other peoples experiences (both positive and negative) then the main 'Babble' board is the place to go.
I am sort of not really in therapy at the moment. Can't find anyone in my region to treat me. Sometimes I find the psychobabble board hard because people talk about their therapists there a lot. But it is helpful reading about strategies that peoples therapists have suggested etc. Therapy isn't offered there, but we do advice etc. Just that we aren't qualified and you don't have to pay :-) Best taken with a grain of salt I suppose...
The social board is great for just having a chat.
The faith board is there for sharing your spiritual / religious views. The writing board is there if you are feeling creative at all... You can talk about exercise and healthy eating etc on the health board. there are loads of boards. And of course you can stay here and babble too..Even without adequate therapy / medication I find that the boards have helped me immensely. I have improved. One can improve without all that stuff (though I appreciate it can be really really hard).
Nice to meet ya.
poster:alexandra_k
thread:443080
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/newbs/20041227/msgs/444578.html