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Post by erinbella on Sept 16, 2011 11:28:56 GMT 10
Krissy  Thank you everyone.  I just wanted to say that I am thankful to have such a lovely place like DLO to come to. There is always someone on here who is prepared to listen and just be there.  I'm so Rugby World Cup oriented at the moment that I misread the headline and wondered why Damien would front a campaign to bring back rucking. ;D Ha! Ha ! ODT.  |
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Post by Glawz on Sept 16, 2011 15:49:52 GMT 10
Much love Trilly, Anny,Bella and anybody else who has felt this way. You are so fortunate to have wonderful family and friends around you and I'm so glad you managed to get through the tough times with their support. DLO and all the beautiful people it consists of is a great place to escape to when it all gets a bit much. I'm always here if anyone just needs a shoulder or a sympathetic ear. I've seen and coped with lots, including my DD who has suffered like you. She tells me she still has 'day's' but is on top of it. Still on the iPhone so won't write more now.
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Post by erinbella on Sept 16, 2011 16:52:03 GMT 10
Thank you Glawz. |
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Post by Trilly on Sept 16, 2011 22:10:56 GMT 10
Thanks for the understanding and good wishes, Roxles and Glawz.  |
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Post by plugger on Sept 17, 2011 9:10:43 GMT 10
Hehehehe........as Trilly said trust you OT! You made me laugh though...thats very good medicine too....forgot to mention that in my speel!
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Post by astrokath on Sept 17, 2011 14:15:11 GMT 10
Late in here but good on you Trilly, Bella and Anny for being willing to share your stories.
I am so very lucky to have never been there, but I understand how hard it is to get help and pull yourself out of that hole having seen others in that place.
RUOK day is a wonderful idea.
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Post by Womby on Sept 18, 2011 12:29:15 GMT 10
I too was very pleased to see that Damien is an anbassador for this worthy cause. I used to find it unfathomable that someone could find themselves in a place so dark and despairing that they could see no way out but to end their life.........until I went there myself. Things were so bad for me a few years ago - I remember quite clearly driving to work and studying the trees along the side of the road, wondering which one I should drive my car into. The only thing that stopped me was knowing what it would do to my family. I felt trapped and like said, I couldn't see a light at the end of the tunnel. I felt I had no-one I could talk to who would understand. My GP was no help either - she just told me I needed a holiday and prescribed sleeping tablets. Plugger you are right about distractions, and funny enough DLO was mine. DLO gave me the chance to escape "the real world" and was somewhere I could de-stress at the end of the day. It was a place that also reminded me that there were people going through worse things than me - we have all had our share of trials and tribulations over the years....and we have all survived! I sometimes wonder how I would have coped without DLO. Maybe I would have been forced to face my problems sooner.........but I may never have had the strength to face them either..... Sorry to ramble on but it feels really good to be able to talk about this finally. Thank you Damien and long live the Damienites And yes OT, sometimes laughter is the best medicine  |
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Post by Trilly on Sept 18, 2011 13:10:26 GMT 10
Oh Wombles, huge I guess I was lucky that my GP has an interest in depression, so I was not treated so dismissively. I also think that there is much more awareness now amongst the medical profession re depressive illness than previously. Organizations like R U OK and Beyond Blue are doing much to bring the facts and treatment options of depression into prominence. Thank you for sharing your story too. I've found Damien inspiring in so many ways since joining DLO and this is another way he's brought us together. We are incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful, caring community here. PS. I think that's the biggest part of the problem. We keep our darkest thoughts, our suicidal ideas/intentions to ourselves, unable to share the pain. It's often only the thought of the damage it would do to our families that stays our hand. Having friends, and somewhere like this place where people are willing to listen can be literally life-saving. But mostly, we.re here to share our DLurrrve   and to have a laugh, always a good thing! ;D |
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Post by plugger on Sept 18, 2011 20:45:15 GMT 10
Oh my gosh Womby! Guess what "D' has probably saved me too! When I first officially met the fan club at Melbourne was Milano's. And I finally got on board and its been my outlet since. Yes I am so glad you are ok Womby. and I am even prouder you have talked about it! Trills gosh you are just amazibg too, everyone has been at DLO! Why, we are real people! I am so proud to be here, know that sounds corny, but I have met some of the best people ever! RUOK DLO'ERS!
YES WE ARE ALWAYS! xx00
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Post by plugger on Sept 18, 2011 20:46:26 GMT 10
Ditto Kath, I think we all know someone don't we!
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Post by plugger on Sept 18, 2011 20:48:01 GMT 10
And Womby, distractions really do help! So keep pursuing them...I am!
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Post by dmac on Sept 19, 2011 4:50:30 GMT 10
Some of you know I was in a major head-on the first day of my honeymoon. In short, it took years for a full recovery and I was supporting my med-student husband. A series of events helped me to decide that all would be better without me and I consumed massive amounts of pills, was so distraught to wake up and took another large amount. DH noticed I was back in bed and I was rushed to hospital after he realised what was going on. As my BIL was working on me at the hospital it was hushed up...anyway, the side effects of the double dose was devastating, but apparently I have the constitution of a rhino and nothing shut down, I did lose many layers of skin and was quite ill for some time....a sufficient deterrent. It was a case of me being on my own and everyone else being too busy. I guess, in a way, it toughened me up and everyone was still too busy haha so fortunate I was tougher ....  The sad part was that later, my son and I tried to help one of his mates a boy rejected by his mother because of his behaviour problems. He stayed at our house and was part of the basketball team I coached and always calmed down for me. But ...... he died on his own in his car  |
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Post by olddantucker on Sept 19, 2011 9:30:12 GMT 10
I'm so Rugby World Cup oriented at the moment that I misread the headline and wondered why Damien would front a campaign to bring back rucking. ;D  Trust you! Have the All Blacks choked yet?   Looks like the Wallabies beat us to it this time round! ;D But don't worry, no doubt the All Black choke is not far away. I wonder if Damien felt more Australian or Irish on Saturday night?! ;D |
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Post by nixter on Sept 19, 2011 10:07:45 GMT 10
Thank you ladies for sharing your stories. We don't often realise how many people need
our tender loving care.
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Post by erinbella on Sept 19, 2011 10:30:34 GMT 10
Womby, I know what you mean about your GP not being very understanding and just prescribing sleeping pills. Dawn, And that was so sad about your son's mate. There wasn't much said about depression years ago and I'm glad now that there are organizations like R U Okay and Beyond Blue. Anyway I find laughter, listening to Damien's music  even seeing Damien perform live is the best medicine. ;D Thank-you Kath Plugger and Niki. |
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I'm so Rugby World Cup oriented at the moment that I misread the headline and wondered why Damien would front a campaign to bring back rucking. ;D 
Trust you! 