Posted by saved1 on June 1, 2005, at 18:06:02
In reply to I'm so depressed and scared, posted by tampagirl70 on May 10, 2005, at 9:48:03
My heart goes out to you. You're not alone. Many of us who have been oppressed with depression have found it to be an ever deepening feeling, like quicksand. I too, have repeatedly checked for signs of adverse reactions. When I finally did work my way off of Prozac, it took over a year for the periodic 'shock waves' to stop happening. (It was like being shocked from the inside out, very wierd, but it's gone now.) I was diagnosed as "clinically depressed" by a doctors assistant a few years back. Looking back now, I realize that while, yes, I was feeling down, it wasn't a permanent thing. We all have our uptimes and downtimes. To automatically dispense brain-chemistry-altering drugs is foolish! I've been off of the drugs now for almost 2 years and have been going fine. Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down, but..as it turns out, THAT'S NORMAL! I did have a major advantage though, I am a Christian and have been for 20 years. What that means is that I had recieved the gift that Jesus Christ promised. The gift was given to those who simply believe in the fact that when He died on a cross and rose from the dead, He did so to make it so we could be accepted by God as though we never had done anything wrong.(Complete forgiveness, Guilt Free!)
I realize now, that the gift He gave is HIM. HE will NEVER leave me nor forsake me, so when I'm down, he's there, when I'm up He's there. I AM NEVER ALONE! And you can have that same free gift. Just ask Him. He's real and He hears your cry. Take care!>
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