Comments on: Wise Words from Monty.. http://allotmentjunkies.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/wise-words-from-monty/ Allotmenteering on a budget and antidepressant withdrawal recovery Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: justme http://allotmentjunkies.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/wise-words-from-monty/#comment-11326 justme Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:48:04 +0000 http://allotmentjunkies.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/wise-words-from-monty/#comment-11326 I stumbled upon this page. Never have I been in the 'presence' of another true depressive. It seems if this is a comraderie place for me. Thanks for sharing. I stumbled upon this page. Never have I been in the ‘presence’ of another true depressive. It seems if this is a comraderie place for me. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Cathy http://allotmentjunkies.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/wise-words-from-monty/#comment-11267 Cathy Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:29:51 +0000 http://allotmentjunkies.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/wise-words-from-monty/#comment-11267 The getting outside is so right. About 10 or 11 yrs ago when I had my first "identifiable" bout with depression (didn't know what was "wrong with me" before then), I nearly blacked out and was taken to a hospital for an overnight stay in October or November. By process of elimination, my own Dr figured out I was suffereing from depression and anxiety. Got on some fairly low level meds, but also got into good counseling with one who firmly believed that, although the depression does bring about chemical changes if it progresses, unhalted, for ong enought, the basic cause was "stinkin' thinkin'". The following January on a very cold day, there was an outdoor farm auction that my husband wanted to go to, but as he worked nights, he could not stay all through it, so I stayed for him. Being forced to stay out in the sunshine, even though very cold, caused me to end the day in the best frame of mind I had experienced in months. I realized that day that my tendency to go off and "nap" in a dark room quite often was aiding and abetting my depression, not helping me at all and vowed to force myself outdoors more. Husband has been out of work now for nearly a year and a half, and both of us are battling depression again. I garden and keep a few small animals. It forced me outdoors and into some exercise. The more I am out, the better I feel. I am convinced that many of my aches and pains and fatigue are depression related. The getting outside is so right. About 10 or 11 yrs ago when I had my first “identifiable” bout with depression (didn’t know what was “wrong with me” before then), I nearly blacked out and was taken to a hospital for an overnight stay in October or November. By process of elimination, my own Dr figured out I was suffereing from depression and anxiety. Got on some fairly low level meds, but also got into good counseling with one who firmly believed that, although the depression does bring about chemical changes if it progresses, unhalted, for ong enought, the basic cause was “stinkin’ thinkin’”. The following January on a very cold day, there was an outdoor farm auction that my husband wanted to go to, but as he worked nights, he could not stay all through it, so I stayed for him. Being forced to stay out in the sunshine, even though very cold, caused me to end the day in the best frame of mind I had experienced in months. I realized that day that my tendency to go off and “nap” in a dark room quite often was aiding and abetting my depression, not helping me at all and vowed to force myself outdoors more.

Husband has been out of work now for nearly a year and a half, and both of us are battling depression again. I garden and keep a few small animals. It forced me outdoors and into some exercise. The more I am out, the better I feel. I am convinced that many of my aches and pains and fatigue are depression related.

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