Posted by ChrisK on May 30, 2000, at 6:46:21
In reply to Hope????, posted by Tina1 on May 29, 2000, at 14:26:43
Tina and others,
There is hope here. I can tell you that I am 100% better today than I was 2 years ago. At that time I was in the hospital after my 2nd suicide attempt in 3 months. I was 'rescued' when an online friend called across the country to ask the local police to look in on me because I was saying good-bye.
Since then I have found the right pdoc for me and have worked at getting the right meds for me. It has taken two years and I am still playing around a little bit but I am far from suicidal.
I have taken suggestions from here and tried out a couple of meds in the last year just because of other people in this community. There is HOPE. I have made it to the point where I can function like a normal person. I am still receiving SSDI for my mental illness but am studying again and hope to be back to work this year.
Don't give up the hope. Just look at the suicide threads recently and realize that a lot of people care and want to reach out and help. There are success stories heree and I can say that I am one of them.
I was in that terrible dark place at one point but now I can appear to be a normal member of society.
Don't give up. There is Hope,
Chris
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