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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:05:51 +0000

Just a small amendment the diabetes i have is type one which is unrelated to diet or anything like that. Its a condition where my pancreas has stopped working and no longer produces insulin.
But thank you for these post they are a very good read and bring home alot of issues i have in my life, its nice to see that i may not be making a big deal out of nothing like i normally believe and that others have gotten through it.

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:29:03 +0000

I wanted to live.

I want to live.

Because I lived, I have even more reasons to live, every day.

I needed to change from living with depression (like it was some old friend), to managing depression. I may never shake it completely…

… but I’ve seen it’s face…
… I know it’s name…
… I’ve beaten it once and I’ll beat it again!

many people I know with depression also have a chronic illness, diabetes probably being the most common (I think I am the only one in my family without diabetes… so far).

It becomes a vicious circle, health is down.. why bother about depression.. depression is up… why bother about health.

Of course, like all vicious cycles, the cycle just needs to be broken. if you can see the signs you can take action when things are good to keep them that way…

Easier said than done I know… my next post will touch on that to some extent.

Life can’t just be lived, it needs to be managed, whether that’s cleaning the house occasionally (yeah in my case the emphasis is on occasionally), going to work to bring in the income, or managing depression.

it’s not enough to just breath, I need to live and I need to manage the life I have.

The best bit of all of this is of course, that purely by acting.. any action.. clean the house, going for a walk, whatever it might be, I loosen the hold on depression.

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:19:01 +0000

A problem shared is a problem halved

… and sharing is caring isn’t it… this isn’t for me, I know who I am, it’s for everyone else that hasn’t been able to put their finger on the “black dog”

By: gnomeaggedon

gnomeaggedon — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:17:32 +0000

Not as brave as you may think… it’s kind of natural now. I have never made a secret of my battle with depression, and one thing I have discovered is that my talking about it helps to remove the stigma, and opens the door for others to talk about, and address what for many is a shameful condition.

In reality the shame of it is we can’t be open about it. Why we can’t call work and instead of “pulling a sicky”, “pull a sady” so we can go talk to someone equiped to deal with this stuff I don’t know.

But attitudes change when people begin to see how “normal” a condition is, and things are changing. PND (Post-Natal Depression) used to be scoffed at by everyone, women included. Now it is better understood and people want to help.

Now we just need to broaden that understanding to cover all mental illness – it is just an illness, just of a specific part of the body. It can be treated and we can beat it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:34:38 +0000

May I ask what exactly made you go through with the changes. I only ask because since I can remember all of those symptoms have applied to me. I also suffer from diabetes which I tend not to look after when in one of my more down moods.
What I have problems with is that I know I should do something but when I am in a more depressed state I don’t have the motivation and I don’t feel like I deserve any better than I have.
Then when I’m in a happier time I feel that I must be over it and it’s just something that everyone goes through. The problem is these swings can last months.

By: River-dark

River-dark — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:03:49 +0000

A share from the heart is potent stuff Gnomer

By: Larisa

Larisa — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:43:18 +0000

Reading this gave me some stuff to think about. It’s brave to share this kind of personal stuff and I know what it takes to write it. Thank you.