i guess my question got deleted?

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anyways, crazy, i tried to send you an e-mail. not sure if it worked though.

i know what you mean about the borderline suicidal thing - i have issues with that as well from time-to-time. i have been to doctors and have switched meds from zoloft to lexapro, but it doesn't seem to be working wonders. all i want is to be normal, happy and at peace with myself and life. it all seems so far away.....

Answer 1

Medication is just a temporary fix. It makes you feel good while you are on it, but once you are off of it, you start to have problems again.

Depression can be brought on be many things, chemical and hormone embalances and certain situations in our lives.

My recommendation to you is to see a dietician. A lot of times, changing our diets will help us . It may not work miracles overnight, but you will notice that within time, you will start to feel better.

Another thing is, learning to fight the feelings, it's not easy, but you have to. Don't sleep your life away, when you start having bad feelings, force yourself to do something you truly like to do. Maybe start writing what you feel and what is bothering that helps a lot too.

Start seeing a counselor. If you can't afford one, hospitals have programs that are free of charge that can help you.


Oh Yes, don't think for a moment that you are not normal, you are. Millions of people suffer from depression. Millions of people have problems like you. We all have issues, we just all suffer from them at a different degree.

Yeah, it may seem very far away, but you just may be inches from feeling better again. ;0)

Answer 2

Getting on medication hurts as many people as it helps.

You have all kinds of horrible side effects, not to mention the massive depression that will hit (worse than normal) if you stop taking your meds.

Obviously there are some people that have serious mental problems, or chemical imbalances that don't have the option of 'bucking up' and dealing with their issues, but I am willing to bet that over 75% of adults, and probably closer to 85% of children that are medicated:

A) Don't need it.

and

B) Are going to end up with more problems because of it.

I'm not trying to make light of your problems, or anyone elses problems. It's just that I have just seen an entire generation of children who have been neglected by their parents, raised by their TV sets, and who have had to deal with the increasing levels of peer pressure - and are medicated into complacency.

The fact is, most of the problems that medication is supposed to help you with would be better dealt with through confronting and working through them. Problems that seem huge and insurmountable are usually not as bad as they seem (it's just that when you are depressed, it is impossible to see past them).