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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 483051" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Sad to hear so many here suffering with depression etc. I myself went through a tough time back in 04/05, where I had gotten myself into a bit of a mess at uni. I was failing my course badly, addicted to weed, depressed after being mugged (which hit my confidence hard), and in a terrible sleeping and eating pattern. I eventually broke down in front of my sister over christmas, bursting into tears (really not me, don't think I've cried sinse, even at my grandad's funeral) and telling her everything, and she pursuaded me to tell my parents. They advised me to quit uni and move back home, returning to a familiar place where I felt safe (Aberystwyth is a hugely safe place to live), and surrounded by my best firnds helped massively. I had good friends at university, but we were all in a similar place and pulling each other down together. I was lucky enough to be offered a job at a local architecture firm, and I quickly returned to my old self. For me, it was the situation I found myself in that resulted in my depression, not a mental thing, so it was much easier for me to pull myself out of it once I'd changed the things pulling me down.</p><p></p><p>My gf has had a history of depression, so I also understand the mental sides of things, where the depression has no real trigger. She's also suffered from anxiety, where she is constantly worrying about certain things. She can't lock a door on her own, for a long time couldn't use cash machines, struggled massively with sending e-mails and text messages, especially non social ones. Facebook is a massive no-no. She still can't bring herself to use public computers, at the university for example. She's just finished a course of CBT, and it has helped, but there's a long way to go, and unfortunately the mental health care in the UK is severely lacking, so there's no more help available, as she's had the maximum number of appointments, and isn't allowed any more. She'll be finishing university this year, but is worried about what kind of job she'll be capable of doing. She's not sure whether she'll be able to use a till if she get's a job in a shop, without worrying if she's given the correct change or not, and she doesn't think she'll cope with any real responsibilities at the start. She despirately wants to work though, suppose time will tell, hopefully the job centre can find something suitable to start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 483051, member: 13739"] Sad to hear so many here suffering with depression etc. I myself went through a tough time back in 04/05, where I had gotten myself into a bit of a mess at uni. I was failing my course badly, addicted to weed, depressed after being mugged (which hit my confidence hard), and in a terrible sleeping and eating pattern. I eventually broke down in front of my sister over christmas, bursting into tears (really not me, don't think I've cried sinse, even at my grandad's funeral) and telling her everything, and she pursuaded me to tell my parents. They advised me to quit uni and move back home, returning to a familiar place where I felt safe (Aberystwyth is a hugely safe place to live), and surrounded by my best firnds helped massively. I had good friends at university, but we were all in a similar place and pulling each other down together. I was lucky enough to be offered a job at a local architecture firm, and I quickly returned to my old self. For me, it was the situation I found myself in that resulted in my depression, not a mental thing, so it was much easier for me to pull myself out of it once I'd changed the things pulling me down. My gf has had a history of depression, so I also understand the mental sides of things, where the depression has no real trigger. She's also suffered from anxiety, where she is constantly worrying about certain things. She can't lock a door on her own, for a long time couldn't use cash machines, struggled massively with sending e-mails and text messages, especially non social ones. Facebook is a massive no-no. She still can't bring herself to use public computers, at the university for example. She's just finished a course of CBT, and it has helped, but there's a long way to go, and unfortunately the mental health care in the UK is severely lacking, so there's no more help available, as she's had the maximum number of appointments, and isn't allowed any more. She'll be finishing university this year, but is worried about what kind of job she'll be capable of doing. She's not sure whether she'll be able to use a till if she get's a job in a shop, without worrying if she's given the correct change or not, and she doesn't think she'll cope with any real responsibilities at the start. She despirately wants to work though, suppose time will tell, hopefully the job centre can find something suitable to start. [/QUOTE]
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