Newbie Introductions

Welcome justsomebody,

Sounds like you are in a real rut of negativity!!!! You can find a lot of information on this site, plus support from others.

Drinking Alcohol is a depressant, so it is not going to help your depression to continue, plus if you are feeling unstable and drinking you might be moved to make a "unwise" move and hurt yourself.

Just from my own life experience, some of the stupidest choices I ever made was when alcohol was in my system. So please becareful.

I think your mantra should be: I love myself and I deserve to live a happy life.

There is a depression area on this forum. I have found a lot of useful things there.

Good Luck,

Hi everyone,

I prefer to go by my handle here as PhoenixReborn, or Phoebe for short, and I am a woman in my early thirties who is a survivor of childhood emotional, physical and mental abuse.

I joined to talk to others about PTSD and discuss it in a safe place. This seems to fit the bill for me, but the PTSD board is very inactive!

I am seeing a psychiatrist bi-weekly and she is fabulous. I decided to seek out some help because I was finding that my anger for my now-deceased mother was becoming incredibly toxic for me and I became very withdrawn from the world and then began to self medicate to help get rid of some of the memories that had become intrusive. She and I share a belief that medication is not what I need, and she has introduced me to some sage wisdom through Bhuddist thought and I have picked up some wonderful insight by some writings by Ezra Bayda (At Home in the Muddy Water). I am not anti-psych or anti-psych medication, but my personal philosophy for my situation is that I need to work on my coping skills with 100% of my own chemicals my body makes for long-lasting recovery, and even then, I am not seeking "recovery", but rather acceptance and letting go of the past. Right now I am one big anger ball over the disgusting things that were done to me and my siblings by the sick mind of my mother.

Anyhow, I've done my wading through some posts, and a lot of stuff discussed here is quite interesting - as are the people. I DO have a sense of humour, just so you know! I am not currently in that mood, however. I'm hoping to see more of that side of me soon!

Thanks for having me here!

Phoebe

welcome Phoebe,

I have Severe PTSD. I just wanted to say hi and I can relate.
I am all for you letting go of toxic ideas, memories and feelings.

I have a great pysch too, I do have more that just ptsd dx though.
I have tried and can not come of the medication, so I accept it.

I will look for activity there. In the ptsd forum.

Just wanted to say welcome.....

I'm a 2o yr old female college student. I was recently diagnosed with dysthymia (in September) and have been seeing a doc and a counselor... we've been tweaking my medication and dosages just to find something that works... I'm kind of in a slump right now and I joined to gain support from people who understand and also to get a perspective that perhaps is different from my own.

-Elizabeth

ElisaMLW wrote:I'm a 2o yr old female college student. I was recently diagnosed with dysthymia (in September) and have been seeing a doc and a counselor... we've been tweaking my medication and dosages just to find something that works... I'm kind of in a slump right now and I joined to gain support from people who understand and also to get a perspective that perhaps is different from my own.

-Elizabeth

Hi Elisa!
You should find info and support here. I have fought Depression all my life, I understand what it is like to feel a slump.

Best Wishes to you!
peace,
red

Hey guys,
My names Kim and I'm an 18 year old female who works in an office and lives in Australia. I've been looking for a decent forum to post on to do with mental illness for ages but have failed, this one looks great though. For tonight I'll just introduce myself but I'll be posting around in other threads in no time.
I got diagnosed with depression at the age of about 13-14, although my diagnosis has been changed to bipolar depression as of a mental breakdown (and other incidents) I had during December/January 2005/2006. I also have slight obsessive compulsive tendancies, anxiety issues and have been known to suffer insomnia at times.
I'm mostly doing okay these days but I still have plenty of down times. I get extremely moody and I can be happy as anything and drop into deep depression in a matter of minutes.
I'm on medication that works for me really well right now but I have gained a lot of weight from it since I began. It makes me upset to see but I'd rather be mentally happy at this size than depressed and slightly slimmer. I have psychiatrists/psychologists from time to time, but I find difficulty seeing them because I have a firm grasp on the way I feel (self esteem issues, depression etc) and know exactly how I SHOULD be feeling, the steps I should be taking..I just find it hard to implement them.
Mental illness runs in my family. 2 out of 3 of my brothers suffer depression, as does my mum, who also has chronic fatigue syndrome and diabetes. Dad's fantastic with all of us, he's a pillar of strength.
Family and friends mean the world to me...This is a long post so I'll stop now.

Hello RustyAngel73,

Welcome, I was in the same position looking for a great board, and this is it.

I am glad you posted and introduced yourself. Many of us have similiar issues. My includes depression and mood disorder, so I can relate too both! One of my meds does the same things about gaining a small amount of weight...I hate it! But like you said, the tradeoff is a must for me too.

Just wanted to say welcome!

smalltalkred

Hey,

My name's Kofi, and I'm a 19 year old college student at SUNY Geneseo. I don't really have a major, technically, but I'm supposed to be doing a pre-med concentration.

Anyway, I came here after reading about SPD (schizoid personality disorder), and stumbling onto the corresponding subforum. I was shocked at how many people had the same interpersonal and social problems that I'd been dealing with for years now; knowing that it was a specific disorder, and that I'm not just a bad person or something, made me feel better.

After reading other people's posts, I felt like I HAD to sign up and be a part of it. So, here I am.

gigantor21 wrote:Hey,

My name's Kofi, and I'm a 19 year old college student at SUNY Geneseo. I don't really have a major, technically, but I'm supposed to be doing a pre-med concentration.

Anyway, I came here after reading about SPD (schizoid personality disorder), and stumbling onto the corresponding subforum. I was shocked at how many people had the same interpersonal and social problems that I'd been dealing with for years now; knowing that it was a specific disorder, and that I'm not just a bad person or something, made me feel better.

After reading other people's posts, I felt like I HAD to sign up and be a part of it. So, here I am.

Welcome Kofi,
Isnt it amazing when you find others that are feeling like you? I know how I felt when I found this forum. I am glad you join. I hope you find all the support you need.

Cheers!
SmallTalkRed

ddeehopes wrote:Welcome to psychforums.

Tell us alittle about yourself. We'd love to meet you and say howdy.

Hello everyone! I'm new here....and a little nervous! But sure, I'll give this a go anyway.

Hmmm....what to say....what to say....I'm twenty. I'm Irish. I'm studying Arts at college at the moment. Is that enough for the time being?

Hope that you are all well.