Re: my thoughts

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing Beverley.

my thoughts

Hello everyone, Beverley here, a lurker.

I have been reading the emails recently.

What I wanted to share is how I went into my depression.

I had lost my husband in Thailand.

When living on my own later on,

I did not eat well.

I also had not discharged any emotions resulting from my husband's

disappearance in Thailand.

There is also a family history of depression.

So a combination of three unforseen occurrences combined to then cause

the chemical imbalance in my brain. No matter what I thought I was

consumed with fear, and horrible negative thinking. Before all of this

happened to me, I had always been a tower of strength.

Things were always easy peasy for me.

But having had this experience both before and after my depression, I

think there are some things that some people cannot understand because

they have not experienced it.

For example how can a man have empathy for a woman during the process

of birthing their baby.

One of the major jobs I seem to have fall across my path, is helping and

validating others who are depressed. Amazing how their positive self

talk comes back after a few weeks on the medication.

I can observe people now and can see usually where they are at in terms

of thinking positively and those unable to do so. I have just felt the

need to share my experience here, not to enter into any conflict. It has

been good reading so many affirming emails, thank you for listening to

me, Beverley in Perth Western Australia.

[Guest guest]

Hi Beverley..Thankyou for sharing what you have. I have to

write this as I SOOOO relate to all that you have said. I know

the circumstances are differant but how I so releate to many

things you have said. I was also the tower of strength, how I

so know that feeling.

The fear, the negative thinking, the sadness, despair....and

the not knowing what was happening to me at the time.

I do agree that those who have not experienced the

severness cant understand. Its like an illness where if its not

visible from the ouside then you are fine.

Thankyou for sharing

Hello everyone, Beverley here, a lurker.

I have been reading the emails recently.

What I wanted to share is how I went into my depression.

I had lost my husband in Thailand.

When living on my own later on,

I did not eat well.

I also had not discharged any emotions resulting from my

husband's disappearance in Thailand.

There is also a family history of depression.

So a combination of three unforseen occurrences

combined to then cause the chemical imbalance in my brain.

No matter what I thought I was consumed with fear, and

horrible negative thinking. Before all of this happened to me,

I had always been a tower of strength.

Things were always easy peasy for me.

But having had this experience both before and after my

depression, I think there are some things that some people

cannot understand because they have not experienced it.

For example how can a man have empathy for a woman

during the process of birthing their baby.

One of the major jobs I seem to have fall across my path, is

helping and validating others who are depressed. Amazing

how their positive self talk comes back after a few weeks on

the medication.

I can observe people now and can see usually where they

are at in terms of thinking positively and those unable to do

so. I have just felt the need to share my experience here, not

to enter into any conflict. It has been good reading so many

affirming emails, thank you for listening to me, Beverley in

Perth Western Australia.

[Guest guest]

Beverley,

So great to hear from you! I've been wondering how you are doing, and

here you are! You are a good person, Beverley -- so don't go changing you!

Love & Hugs, PJ

Beverley wrote:

Hello everyone, Beverley here, a lurker.

I have been reading the emails recently.

What I wanted to share is how I went into my depression.

I had lost my husband in Thailand.

When living on my own later on,

I did not eat well.

I also had not discharged any emotions resulting from my husband's disappearance

in Thailand.

There is also a family history of depression.

So a combination of three unforseen occurrences combined to then cause the

chemical imbalance in my brain. No matter what I thought I was consumed with

fear, and horrible negative thinking. Before all of this happened to me, I had

always been a tower of strength.

Things were always easy peasy for me.

But having had this experience both before and after my depression, I think

there are some things that some people cannot understand because they have not

experienced it.

For example how can a man have empathy for a woman during the process of

birthing their baby.

One of the major jobs I seem to have fall across my path, is helping and

validating others who are depressed. Amazing how their positive self talk comes

back after a few weeks on the medication.

I can observe people now and can see usually where they are at in terms of

thinking positively and those unable to do so. I have just felt the need to

share my experience here, not to enter into any conflict. It has been good

reading so many affirming emails, thank you for listening to me, Beverley in

Perth Western Australia.