Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 You are probably right. My way of dealing with situations I cannot change is to do what I have to do without getting emotionally involved. I have been " navigating " on numb for years!. By now, I have compartmentalize my life. Good or bad??? I do have a good support system -family and a few close friends-- it helps. Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@...> wrote: Hi : I would advise you to not dismiss treatment by anti-depressants. I feel that I have gotten much benefit from using Effexor XR for the last five years. My mood still goes up and down, but, it sure helped me get through those first few years dealing with RA, and I feel continues to help me now. Just a thought - Kathe in CA --- " > --------------------------------- > New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones > from your PC and save big. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I very much agree with kathe in CA. I have been taking Lexapro for about two years now and it helps me a great deal. It is an antidepressant and also some pain relief. I can still get weepy, but at least sad commericals don't make me cry any more! " C. Y. " <cjmy3454@...> wrote: You are probably right. My way of dealing with situations I cannot change is to do what I have to do without getting emotionally involved. I have been " navigating " on numb for years!. By now, I have compartmentalize my life. Good or bad??? I do have a good support system -family and a few close friends-- it helps. Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@...> wrote: Hi : I would advise you to not dismiss treatment by anti-depressants. I feel that I have gotten much benefit from using Effexor XR for the last five years. My mood still goes up and down, but, it sure helped me get through those first few years dealing with RA, and I feel continues to help me now. Just a thought - Kathe in CA --- " > --------------------------------- > New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones > from your PC and save big. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Thanks for your support, Kathe; I am only " navigating on numb " when it comes to my husband and his health. For the past 10 years, has been well one minute and at death's door the next. It's nerve wrecking. As for the rest of my life, I am doing OK. Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@...> wrote: Hi : Well, I have been numb before, and navigating on numb is not something I want to do again. There is so much out there to feel, and if you don't feel sadness or pain or anything else negative, then I think you can never really feel joy, happiness, excitement. Just my opinion, it hurts to feel, I know, but I like the fact that I do feel now. Also, I was not specifically saying that my medication would be your fix, just one of many out there, and just something to think about, food for thought. Believe me, I have been numb and emotionally withdrawn from everything around me before, and I hated it, which was why I went to the chemical side long ago. I finally learned that saying you need help is not being weak, and there is nothing to be embarrased about by admitting it, and I finally did. But everyone finds their own way to get through. I will never put anybody down for how they deal with life, and everything that these wonderful diseases also throw our way, it's tough, and you do what you have to do to survive. I am happy that you have a good support system and know that we are always here to support you - Kathe in CA --- " C. Y. " wrote: > You are probably right. My way of dealing with > situations I cannot change is to do what I have to > do without getting emotionally involved. I have been > " navigating " on numb for years!. By now, I have > compartmentalize my life. Good or bad??? > I do have a good support system -family and a few > close friends-- it helps. > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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