Ok, here it is. This takes a serious amount of courage for me to post this due to the obvious shame if feel here, but, I think it may help someone out there who is also experiencing the same type of situation..The following is an e-mail I wrote to Jim Thorton reaching out for him for guidance and help in this terrible time.
Jim:
I have not posted in two months now due to my severe depression. My wife of 25 years (whom I love dearly left me on 5 Aug.--no hope for our marriage). I attempted an honest crack at Jerry's way out that night...and one other time. So far this past two months I have spent one 12 day stint in the hospital and another week stint in the hospital attempting to deal with this very, very serious problem. To date, I have been unable to shake this thing. I see no hope for my life and frankly the pain and torment is so great that I really do not give a rat’s rear end about anything at this point. My problem is a simply one. I HATE being locked up..and all these units can do for guys like me is lock us up. Heck, I take Jerry's way any day to the padded cell stuff.
Any suggestions. Currently I am on Celexa and the pain and suffering are horrendous to say the least.
Kindest regards,
Tom Ellison
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Former Member
D**n it Ion, keep your bad advice to something like swimming.
Severe depression is not the blues, and far more serious than you being upset about declining times.
Whatever the immediate cause, depression is a biochemical imbalance, and if not treated well, can lead to serious consequences, as we can see in Tom's case. The drugs available now for psychological problems are a near miracle, and should be used - under the care of a good doctor, of course.
I got in trouble for saying this before, but I will say it again. Despite the best intentions of posters in this thread, we are not your doctor. Treat everything said here with caution, and see your doctor!
D**n it Ion, keep your bad advice to something like swimming.
Severe depression is not the blues, and far more serious than you being upset about declining times.
Whatever the immediate cause, depression is a biochemical imbalance, and if not treated well, can lead to serious consequences, as we can see in Tom's case. The drugs available now for psychological problems are a near miracle, and should be used - under the care of a good doctor, of course.
I got in trouble for saying this before, but I will say it again. Despite the best intentions of posters in this thread, we are not your doctor. Treat everything said here with caution, and see your doctor!
