JACKIE-REQUESTING HELP

[Guest guest]

Jsckie I am so glad you were able to come to the group with your

dispair.

I have been were you are several times. What I found out is the sarc

monster had attacked the seratonin receptors in my brain. Thus I

experience bouts of severe depression and have felt suicidal several

times.

Now what you can do about this today. You can go to the nearest ER,

they have crisis teams to assist in times like this. When it happened

to me the first time, they asked that I do a voluntary commitment to

a mental health unit. The doc was really nice and asked if I would

feel better seeing what the unit was like before I said yes. I told

him that if he thought it would help me I would follow his

suggestions.

After 24 hours in the unit he said that they concluded that the

feelings I was experiencing were from the steroids and also the sarc

in my brain. He said I could go home if I wanted to but it was so

nice there I asked if I could stay the week as I wanted to learn how

to deal with these new issues. I do not regret allowing them to admit

me to the psych unit. I learned so much and also was put on some meds

to regulate the seratonin that was all mixed up because of the

sarcoid.

Another positive thing is that I made some really great friends

there, thete was one woman who stuck with me a lot, because all I did

was cry the first two days I was there. It turned out that she had

tried to commit suicide 9 times and that after spending time with me

and also Bob when he came to visit, we talked a lot about the

experiences in our lives and helped her understanding that suicide

was not the answer. That was about 15 years ago, one day I received a

call from Wanda's therapist who told me I had been the turning point

in Wanda's life and I am happy to say she has never attempted

suicide since then. We keep in touch.

Bottom line is the inpatient experience was just what I needed, My

fellow patients were really quite normal people going through some

hard times. And the staff was beyond description, so kind and caring

and really helped me a great deal.

Many of us have felt the same was you are feeling and as the group

said to me, SUICIDE IS NOT THE ANSWER!!!

We are sending you love, hugs, understanding and most of all you are

not in this alone. Many of us have been their and you just have to

trust us that things will get better, and you will be able to help

others who are going through bad times because you will really

understand what they are going through. I know that right now you

don't feel like you can carry on with this horrible burden so sit

back and lets us help you carry it,

Think how lucky you are to have people who you have never met care so

much about you. Hang in there we are surrounding you with love,

strength and courage to help you through the rough times. Most of all

keep posting everyday so that we will be there for you and not be

worried about how you are doing.

Judy in PA

[Guest guest]

Jsckie I am so glad you were able to come to the group with your

dispair.

I have been were you are several times. What I found out is the sarc

monster had attacked the seratonin receptors in my brain. Thus I

experience bouts of severe depression and have felt suicidal several

times.

Now what you can do about this today. You can go to the nearest ER,

they have crisis teams to assist in times like this. When it happened

to me the first time, they asked that I do a voluntary commitment to

a mental health unit. The doc was really nice and asked if I would

feel better seeing what the unit was like before I said yes. I told

him that if he thought it would help me I would follow his

suggestions.

After 24 hours in the unit he said that they concluded that the

feelings I was experiencing were from the steroids and also the sarc

in my brain. He said I could go home if I wanted to but it was so

nice there I asked if I could stay the week as I wanted to learn how

to deal with these new issues. I do not regret allowing them to admit

me to the psych unit. I learned so much and also was put on some meds

to regulate the seratonin that was all mixed up because of the

sarcoid.

Another positive thing is that I made some really great friends

there, thete was one woman who stuck with me a lot, because all I did

was cry the first two days I was there. It turned out that she had

tried to commit suicide 9 times and that after spending time with me

and also Bob when he came to visit, we talked a lot about the

experiences in our lives and helped her understanding that suicide

was not the answer. That was about 15 years ago, one day I received a

call from Wanda's therapist who told me I had been the turning point

in Wanda's life and I am happy to say she has never attempted

suicide since then. We keep in touch.

Bottom line is the inpatient experience was just what I needed, My

fellow patients were really quite normal people going through some

hard times. And the staff was beyond description, so kind and caring

and really helped me a great deal.

Many of us have felt the same was you are feeling and as the group

said to me, SUICIDE IS NOT THE ANSWER!!!

We are sending you love, hugs, understanding and most of all you are

not in this alone. Many of us have been their and you just have to

trust us that things will get better, and you will be able to help

others who are going through bad times because you will really

understand what they are going through. I know that right now you

don't feel like you can carry on with this horrible burden so sit

back and lets us help you carry it,

Think how lucky you are to have people who you have never met care so

much about you. Hang in there we are surrounding you with love,

strength and courage to help you through the rough times. Most of all

keep posting everyday so that we will be there for you and not be

worried about how you are doing.

Judy in PA