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Re: Depression Society MKVII(Original post by Wheek)
Have been sitting here crying for the last half hour cos the most likely diagnosis for my oldest guinea pig is liver cancer
. He has got me through some very tough times, he has been my reason to get out of bed for the last 5 years, someone to cuddle when I'm sad and to lick the tears off my face when I cry, at times he was the only other living thing I wanted around me and he has had endless patience with me when I pick him up for a cuddle and to cry on. He has looked after me all this time and now there is very little I can do for him.
I got him and his friend after my care coordinator at the time suggested getting a pet to give me a reason to get up and go out (to the shop for pet food) and it was the best suggestion she could have made. I worked harder to get over my anxiety and agoraphobia so I could go to go to the shop to buy them veggies myself instead of sending someone else, I got out of bed in the morning to feed them, they sparked a slight guinea obsession and led to me volunteering for a charity which got me out of the house and eventually back into work. The thought of losing one of my original pair is devastating but nobody seems to get how much he has helped me though the bed times and that upsets me too.
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Re: Depression Society MKVIISo sorry about your guinea pig, it must be really hard for you. Losing a pet is always hard particularly when they've had such a positive impact on your life. Just remember you have every right to be upset and I'd ignore anyone who doesn't appreciate devastating this is for you(Original post by Wheek)
Have been sitting here crying for the last half hour cos the most likely diagnosis for my oldest guinea pig is liver cancer. He has got me through some very tough times, he has been my reason to get out of bed for the last 5 years, someone to cuddle when I'm sad and to lick the tears off my face when I cry, at times he was the only other living thing I wanted around me and he has had endless patience with me when I pick him up for a cuddle and to cry on. He has looked after me all this time and now there is very little I can do for him.
I got him and his friend after my care coordinator at the time suggested getting a pet to give me a reason to get up and go out (to the shop for pet food) and it was the best suggestion she could have made. I worked harder to get over my anxiety and agoraphobia so I could go to go to the shop to buy them veggies myself instead of sending someone else, I got out of bed in the morning to feed them, they sparked a slight guinea obsession and led to me volunteering for a charity which got me out of the house and eventually back into work. The thought of losing one of my original pair is devastating but nobody seems to get how much he has helped me though the bed times and that upsets me too.
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Re: Depression Society MKVIIThank you both(Original post by thatsthebadger93)
So sorry about your guinea pig, it must be really hard for you. Losing a pet is always hard particularly when they've had such a positive impact on your life. Just remember you have every right to be upset and I'd ignore anyone who doesn't appreciate devastating this is for you
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Re: Depression Society MKVIIHow come, were you on the same course as them?(Original post by AmiB)
All my friends have just finished their first exam at uni and I am stuck here in a different city feeling like absolute ****e, oh the joys of life...
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Been told by the doctor that I shouldn't take my exams right now for the good of my health so been signed off and will take them for the first sit in the resit period in August.(Original post by Anon420)
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Re: Depression Society MKVIII presume you already do all the basic sleep hygiene stuff? Avoiding caffeinated beverages in the evening, not consuming alcohol as this also disturbs sleep, getting sufficient exercise during the day, switching off the computer and television at least an hour before heading to bed, doing relaxing breathing exercises or reading a book?(Original post by morris743)
Can't take lack of sleep any more. Can't take sleeping pills either. What do I do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Might I ask why you can't take sleeping pills? Obviously they're not a long term solution but they can help in the short term to readjust a bad sleep cycle back to a more acceptable time.
Personally my insomnia tends to be caused by having constantly racing thoughts and it keeps me wide awake. I've found keeping a pad of paper and a pen by the beside sometimes helps, because I can jot everything down and then not have to worry about forgetting it. As thinking about thoughts tends to lead to more popping up and the cycle just gets worse going around in circles. -
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Re: Depression Society MKVIIThanks for this(Original post by fire2burn)
I presume you already do all the basic sleep hygiene stuff? Avoiding caffeinated beverages in the evening, not consuming alcohol as this also disturbs sleep, getting sufficient exercise during the day, switching off the computer and television at least an hour before heading to bed, doing relaxing breathing exercises or reading a book?
Might I ask why you can't take sleeping pills? Obviously they're not a long term solution but they can help in the short term to readjust a bad sleep cycle back to a more acceptable time.
Personally my insomnia tends to be caused by having constantly racing thoughts and it keeps me wide awake. I've found keeping a pad of paper and a pen by the beside sometimes helps, because I can jot everything down and then not have to worry about forgetting it. As thinking about thoughts tends to lead to more popping up and the cycle just gets worse going around in circles.
I have tried the basic sleep regimes many times before, but personally I do find being on the computer / watching TV relaxing and this has lulled me into sleep for years and years before. Indeed going to bed without these has only done me bad.
Ha I don't want to take them is why
Even as bad as I am, I see too many horror stories about pills making this a more permanent way of life. That cannot happen to me.
lol I'm a bit of a weirdo really - whereas thinking tends to keep others awake, for me it has for a long time being what I need to get to sleep. Not thinking anything - and trying to get to sleep - results in many hours of laying awake. So no, I don't have a problem with thinking. As it is, I can't think due to lack of sleep. It does take me ages to get to sleep, but my biggest problem is waking up after 6 hours at most and not being able to get back to sleep. Physically impossible.
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Re: Depression Society MKVIICan you PM me please?(Original post by Anonymous)
If ANYONE needs anything please say something and I'll PM them my email add. I've been through this and the best thing for me is always helping others. You're never in a hopeless situation. Bless you all xxx -
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(Original post by d123)
Wow, just realised how out of it I was last night. I think I'm okay right now, in a numb, confused sort of way.
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Exam went just about ok. Then I had my driving lesson, and it was amazing
. I've finally got used to the new clutch 
. I think I did really well to not think about anything else, which helped concentration . Though I did almost have an accident because I was staring at a really hot girl 
Now I have an appointment with the social worker
Sent from my HTC Wildfire SLast edited by avhhs; 21-05-2012 at 15:15. -
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Re: Depression Society MKVIIThanks. Re-reading through the facebook chat conversation I had is quite scary, it's shocked me that I could feel that low but now, I feel strangely dislocated from it, as though it wasn't me but some other person. It's hard to explain really
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Re: Depression Society MKVIIThat's all good! (apart from the near accident :P)(Original post by avhhs)
Exam went just about ok. Then I had my driving lesson, and it was amazing . I've finally got used to the new clutch . I think I did really well to not think about anything else, which helped concentration . Though I did almost have an accident because I was staring at a really hot girl
Now I have an appointment with the social worker
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S
Good luck for the appointment
I have tried the basic sleep regimes many times before, but personally I do find being on the computer / watching TV relaxing and this has lulled me into sleep for years and years before. Indeed going to bed without these has only done me bad.
Even as bad as I am, I see too many horror stories about pills making this a more permanent way of life. That cannot happen to me.
. I think I did really well to not think about anything else, which helped concentration 
