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Posted by NikkiT2 on August 24, 2001, at 13:28:21
Ooops, wrong board - redirecting!!!
> I feel lousy, and have no where to turn.
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> I wqas part of a very close internet communitity that I am no longer part of. I was driven insane by one members inane pollyanna ramblings and felt I had no choice but to leave... I tried calling out for help there, to try and talk to them, but I got no replies... They were all too interested in the new member to worry about old hands that were falling off the edge of the cliff.
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> Where do I go now. They were my life line.
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> I just feel so darned lonely and yet again, I have had enough.
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> I can't get any decent medical care (my pdoc can only fit me in every 3 months or so... and thats all the care I recive as I can't afford to go private.
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> When will this all end. Will I ever get relief. I doubt it, so whats the damned point??
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> Nikki
Posted by mila on August 24, 2001, at 14:12:37
In reply to Wrong board - sorry!!!, posted by NikkiT2 on August 24, 2001, at 13:28:21
dear Nikki,
i am so glad to see you back here again! i missed you. I am also glad that you have doubts about ever getting relief for it means that despite all those blows of fate you still have your hopes alive and well.
the only thing that comes to my mind in terms of advise in your situation is to give church a try. Shop around in different churches of different denominations to find a minister that you like and the church community that feels supportive and like a family to you. Ministers and nuns are trained in counselling and will offer it for free of course. When they counsel, they do not necessarily rely on the word of God, if that is what might scare you. I met outstanding ministers on my way to recovery, from very different religious paths: anglicans, catholics, jesuits, pentecostals, jews, etc. They have outstanding people skills and deep understanding and compassion for a human fate in this world. Many churches organize potluck dinners, visiting the sick, and they might offer you some help with access other resourses you might need to, including payments for treatment.
i do not know what else to think of because i do not know the situation in your country very well. if you have a family doctor you might talk to them as well, they either know about or will research for the resources that you need, it is their duty. here in canada i found that psychiatrists are a bit less resourceful than family doctors when it comes to offering the patient a variety of avenues to success. also the quality and power of social services here in canada varies from province to province and from city to city. you might give social services a try too. there is so much they can help you with.
meanwhile, please keep posting here and also come to the chat room on psycho-babble open. you will find there care, love, support, and relief from loneliness you seek.
wishing you the best,
mila
Posted by susan C on August 24, 2001, at 14:53:15
In reply to Re: Wrong board - sorry!!!, posted by mila on August 24, 2001, at 14:12:37
Dear Nikki,
some times a cry in the dark has to be sounded many times before someone else can find where it is coming from. I support Milas comments and share with you, that at my most difficult times, I try to remember, not to give up. That it is hard.
Susan C.
> dear Nikki,
>
> i am so glad to see you back here again! i missed you. I am also glad that you have doubts about ever getting relief for it means that despite all those blows of fate you still have your hopes alive and well.
>
> the only thing that comes to my mind in terms of advise in your situation is to give church a try. Shop around in different churches of different denominations to find a minister that you like and the church community that feels supportive and like a family to you. Ministers and nuns are trained in counselling and will offer it for free of course. When they counsel, they do not necessarily rely on the word of God, if that is what might scare you. I met outstanding ministers on my way to recovery, from very different religious paths: anglicans, catholics, jesuits, pentecostals, jews, etc. They have outstanding people skills and deep understanding and compassion for a human fate in this world. Many churches organize potluck dinners, visiting the sick, and they might offer you some help with access other resourses you might need to, including payments for treatment.
>
> i do not know what else to think of because i do not know the situation in your country very well. if you have a family doctor you might talk to them as well, they either know about or will research for the resources that you need, it is their duty. here in canada i found that psychiatrists are a bit less resourceful than family doctors when it comes to offering the patient a variety of avenues to success. also the quality and power of social services here in canada varies from province to province and from city to city. you might give social services a try too. there is so much they can help you with.
>
> meanwhile, please keep posting here and also come to the chat room on psycho-babble open. you will find there care, love, support, and relief from loneliness you seek.
>
> wishing you the best,
> mila
Posted by mair on August 24, 2001, at 16:05:11
In reply to Some times a cry in the dark, posted by susan C on August 24, 2001, at 14:53:15
> Nikki - yours is one of the few posts that I've felt compelled to answer lately. I don't seem to get much time on the computer these days and when I do, I feel too out of the loop to jump in to any of the recent threads. I have always taken much from your posts and thought you faced adversity with a remarkable measure of good sense and good humor. I'm not particularly religious and certainly not a church goer so I can't speak much to that advice. Please don't despair however. Support can come from alot of places and maybe you need to ask a little more assertively. Under any circumstances, please don't despair and please don't abandon us. Remember that one of the best and worst things about depression is that feelings of all sorts (good and bad) seem to be predictably fleeting. A better feeling always lurks around the corner.
Mair
Posted by dreamer on August 24, 2001, at 17:22:57
In reply to Wrong board - sorry!!!, posted by NikkiT2 on August 24, 2001, at 13:28:21
> Ooops, wrong board - redirecting!!!
> > I feel lousy, and have no where to turn.
> >
> > I wqas part of a very close internet communitity that I am no longer part of. I was driven insane by one members inane pollyanna ramblings and felt I had no choice but to leave...Curious- ONE? intregue ,who dunnit? and anyone enlighten me on what pollyanna means. One rambling nut shouldnt deter, compassion and thankfullness that u are sane shoulnt drive u away.
Most others here are very articulate intelligent and helpful
All are welcome- sanity essential ? i havent come across anyone being uncivil here.
Maybe some get well and dont need this board some are so ill that this board is all theyve got sad but true.
Take care Nikki .
dreamer xxxxx (see mila im not such a rock ;^)
Posted by dreamer on August 24, 2001, at 17:50:46
In reply to Re: Wrong board - sorry!!!, posted by dreamer on August 24, 2001, at 17:22:57
please keep posting Nikki.
Posted by susan C on August 24, 2001, at 18:02:30
In reply to Re: also........, posted by dreamer on August 24, 2001, at 17:50:46
An obnoxiously good person, often a hypocrite, and a goody goody
Which makes it even more difficult to deal with the brain flips we deal with...I am going to start another thread: VENT What things people say that really irritate you when you are not doing well...My apologies if my silliness has gotten on your nerves.
Susan C.
> please keep posting Nikki.
Posted by dreamer on August 24, 2001, at 18:15:32
In reply to Pollyanna, goody-two shoes, inane....silly...ohhh, posted by susan C on August 24, 2001, at 18:02:30
> An obnoxiously good person, often a hypocrite, and a goody goody
> Which makes it even more difficult to deal with the brain flips we deal with...I am going to start another thread: VENT What things people say that really irritate you when you are not doing well...
>
> My apologies if my silliness has gotten on your nerves.
>
> Susan C.
Mighty mouse will save the day! Missed my med today so my brain is doing gymnastics I've lost the plot dense is the word 4 me today.
Mighty mouse is it the cartoon with penfield? used 2 be on tv in eighties.
squeak.dreamer ~ jellybrained (thought i was the ONE Oh well silliness keeps the lobotamy atbay)
Posted by sar on August 24, 2001, at 22:12:01
In reply to Wrong board - sorry!!!, posted by NikkiT2 on August 24, 2001, at 13:28:21
dear nikki,
hey girl! i remembered you used to post alot, and i always enjoyed reading what you'd written. i really like psb and don't understand why the more prolific posters left--a mystery that is none of my business--but this is the only website i check into regularly except Yahoo and The Onion...Dr, Bob has created quite a community here, not just of gush but intelligence too, and i want you to know that i'd like to share more--i am curious (may be the voyeur in me, but it may also be the mother teresa part of me, or just the friendly aspect of me. i don't think it matters.
i hope you are doing well. i remember from your older posts that british health care is a bitch. that's a crime. amuse us, entertain us!
post soon,
sar
Posted by NikkiT2 on August 25, 2001, at 11:21:26
In reply to Re: Wrong board - sorry!!! » NikkiT2, posted by sar on August 24, 2001, at 22:12:01
I guess I just needed somewhere to vent last night... I was away from home (visiting my mum who was out!!) and got real down.
Please be assured when I was talking about the internet community, I wasn't talking about this lace, or anyone here... Susan - you summed up Pollyanna perfectly!!!
Just feeling sensitive I guess, but the replies you guys have given me ahve given me a smile and some hope. Its nice to know when you feel you have no where else to turn, there is this place.
(and for those that know where i *do* mean, and are part of it, cos I know you still come hrer some of you... Its not any of you!!! Its someone I know doesn;t visit here... I love you guys alot, and just need toget this out of my system... I have a sneaking suspicion you might see me back soon...*hugs*)
Nikki xx
Posted by Rach on August 25, 2001, at 23:37:59
In reply to Thanks guys!!, posted by NikkiT2 on August 25, 2001, at 11:21:26
Hi Nikki,
I sent you an email, I hope you have gotten it. I'm really sorry I wasn't around to help an old hand from falling down. As I said in my email, I have my own reasons for being a member, but never posting.
I'm glad you came here, though, and found some solace & support.
Love Rach xxx
> I guess I just needed somewhere to vent last night... I was away from home (visiting my mum who was out!!) and got real down.
>
> Please be assured when I was talking about the internet community, I wasn't talking about this lace, or anyone here... Susan - you summed up Pollyanna perfectly!!!
>
> Just feeling sensitive I guess, but the replies you guys have given me ahve given me a smile and some hope. Its nice to know when you feel you have no where else to turn, there is this place.
>
> (and for those that know where i *do* mean, and are part of it, cos I know you still come hrer some of you... Its not any of you!!! Its someone I know doesn;t visit here... I love you guys alot, and just need toget this out of my system... I have a sneaking suspicion you might see me back soon...*hugs*)
>
> Nikki xx
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