choose to be happy

[spuddleduck]

choose to be happy

hypernova, i understand depression.i take an anti depressant prescribed after self harming landed me in hospital. When i first started on it i was still drinking heavily and still got very depressed. after i stopped/cut down on the al i felt so much better. the al was negating the effects of the pill. now i got to that point by not taking the choice to a) go to the docs for depression and b)drinking heavily. have you discussed how you feel with the doctor. i didnt dare do that and unfortunately it got taken out of my hands after being in hospital, i couldnt deny it anymore. if you havent already why not try taking that big step of asking for help. i totally get that you dont choose to drink.... just looking for relief from the pain/misery. me too. but as every here tells us... drinking just makes it worse. and good luck with day 1 af... and look forward to day 2.

[medic]

choose to be happy

There obviously is no mind shifting way to choose other than to simply "choose" or, at least, that's the feedback consensus I interpret from these responses. I love the sincerity I find on these forums but I think I was looking for some answer that was more specialist (or esoteric), and therefore something more elusive in my quest.

I really am on a mission to find the nugget that will shift my brain from victim to worthy/scumcunt to valid. Sorry for the profanity. I don't think I'll be perusing MWO much longer anyway (and that's not a pathetic passive request for people to say stay because I REALLY DON'T WANT THAT anymore). I think I need to go to AA or beg my GP for an appointment with someone half my age who has trained in government sanctioned Tony Robbins psychology and gets paid 6 quid an hour.

Blessed are the meek for they shall be shafted!

[QuitinTime]

choose to be happy

rubywillow;1111857 wrote: QT, my oldest, best friend's husband quit smoking the day his father died of lung cancer. My father quit AL and tobacco after his first major medical experience. Others I knew, one who died a few months ago, continued on their chosen, self-harming path, to the end. It is so complicated. No one has THE answer. Support is the best, but it is, ultimately, the most personal of choices in battles. I can say that tho we have to live in reality, negativity will keep us unhappy, and ultimately destroy our lives.

Rubes, we are in agreement - there is NO ONE answer. The friend who turned me on to the author of that book is an AA person who knows that doesn't work for me, but this might. A bunch of people quit after doing the Alan Carr method, I read his book a dozen times and while I enjoy the read - it didn't quite happen for me. A poet said "different strokes for different folks".

Support is wonderful especially here with you people. Now I went and got all mushy too....:H