Guest guest Posted July 18, 2000 Report Share Posted July 18, 2000 Gretchen They've done a CAT scan and a MRI on my brain and found nothing - either!!! Sue XXXX All in Your Head! Cat and , There was a time in my teens I heard the 'it's all in your head' stuff, by that time I had had some extensive, new testing done at UCLA and the first head scans, that proved there was nothing 'wrong' with my head! Matter of fact, I decided to improve my brain with reading and writing years ago and now I hear 'oh shut up, can't you just have a normal conversation?! LOL And about the depression, I still hear the bit 'snap out of it' or 'let me cheer you up'. Depression is a real illness and I've got it too. Gretchen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2000 Report Share Posted July 19, 2000 My mum visited me this morning for the first time since I don't know when. No 2 son calls round there frequently and had mentioned his worries about CMT to her. She told him to fight it and that his mum (me) was just feeling sorry for herself. I hate the facts that I can't walk, my hands don't work, I'm in constant pain and virtually unable to do anything but I don't feel sorry for me, I'm just trying to adjust and find another way of living. Sue Re: All in Your Head! My Moms friend had a heart transplant she is very very depressed etc.... So my Mom says well she has to snap out of it!!! Typical for her to react that way .. No wonder I am messed up... you are not alone ! In a message dated 7/18/2000 1:24:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Grmifo91@... writes: << Hi , I would agree with you, about not feeling well and the depression, but I've unfortuanately suffered from " attacks " of depression my whole life. I was never taught how to react to stress and the bad things that happened in my life and it seems that although I have been through many different types of therapies, it still picks the weirdest times to rear its ugly head. Most times I cling to my faith to see me through and it does. The CMT part? Well I really feel that during the depressive times, I am prone to falling, body aches,(not related to the falling) and general wobbliness. I'm not taking anything right now and probably never will, because it comes and goes, and all the medication makes me even more wobbly. It helps to know that other's go through the " It's all in your head syndrome " . If only my family and the world could see inside my head............Love and Kindness be yours, Michele ----------------------------- >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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