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Written by keller 14. Mar 2008 12:54 PM

A good week this week. Except yesterday afternoon developed a migraine and went to bed at around 8 last night and have been a little out of sorts today.

Went to the DBT group yesterday and it is getting easier to be there – it is certainly not the hell it was in the first few weeks anyway. I am starting to get some of the concepts and I am finding they are starting to help.

All is smooth sailing in my little world, and my dep scores for this week are still hovering around a good point for me and have been consistently in the 30s and 40s even when I had my little downhill spin a few weeks ago.

For someone with so many medical issues as I have I find that one of my main triggers to depression is information from doctors that I am either not expecting or more of the same stuff being reiterated. I need to find a way to have this sickness or symptoms diagnosis not to turn me down hill. This is my plan for the next while, accept what is being said to me and then find a way to alleviate the feelings a littleafter I have sat wiht them . Talking to hubby or a friend is one way or just at least recognising the effect in me and choosing what I can do with that emotion. The DBT group is giving me some skills for this.

Anyway that’s about it I am off now, best to all of you and I keep missing people in chat so am missing a few f my regular crowd. Anyway I am holding up pretty well at the moment hope this finds you all the same

“Cheers big ears”for an alternative signing off

Liz

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Hi Keller

From what I have just read it sounds to me that you are heading i ghte correct direction. The thinwith DBT is that you need to recognise when you need to use the strategies that you are taught. However like most things with this thing called depression, there is no one therapy that works for every one.

take me for an example I use medication, counselling and "GROW" as my support system. Then there is my journally my painting and my music, which I use to keep me focused on what I need to be doing and to keep me in some sort of balance as I deal with the issues I am dealing with at the time. Lastly but by no means least I am back on my bicycle most days for exercise. Although this week it has been rather difficult because the temo where I live has been in the high thirties all week. I use all this just to maintain my life and keep my head above the water so that I can function on the few occasions I feel comfortable enough to interact with others in the outside world.

I really just want to encourage you and to to let you know that while I do not understand what you are going through. You are facing some of the very problems I fear the most. My eyesight has never been very good and so I hope that it hold onfor quite a long time yet.

I hope this comment encourages you because that is its purpose.

Your friendly eccentric

Bassman

Written by Bassman, 14. Mar 2008 03:28 PM

Keller

Sorry to hear about the migraine. Pains they are!!!

Glad you got to the dbt group and finding it easier.

Good to have such low scores - mine are in the 80's since I started with depnet.

Go Keller!!!

Studying1

Written by studying1, 14. Mar 2008 07:22 PM

The Medical stuff leaves me feeling helpless and like I have no real control over anything. Then I get past it but it takes a day or so....I too experience that immediate dumping.

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