Re: Subject: suicide?

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In a message dated 9/8/01 12:11:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

Leafynan@... writes:

<< Carol, m'dear, suicide and depression go hand in hand. You get a major

depression, you are at more risk for suicide. You watch out for symptoms

of Major Depression in order to nip the suicide possibility in the bud.

This is psychology, not WLS. >>

I specifically asked the psychiatrist what the purpose of seeing her before

my WLS was, and she told me that when people are depressed they have a much

harder time dealing with the aftereffects of the surgery. Someone else here

on this list said that their psychiatrist said approx the same thing. I have

never heard suicide mentioned by any of the health care professionals. Saying

that suicide is a " ...quirky possible side effect... " is not accurate.

Sheryl

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It says " suicidality "

----which I gather to mean thoughts and feelings of suicide and

death, most depression leads to an apathy about life--nothing excites

you or impresses you--you donn't neccessarily have a death wish--

rather, feelings of just not waking up may be present without any

overt thinking of ending it all.

Depression is also a body's response to extreme stress it is under--

kind of indavertantly forces the person to take it easy and take care

of your self. Joe Frost is a prime example. Dieting/extreme wt loss

is a stress to the system--you have to be prepared for

this " possible " depression.

I plan on surrounding myself with people who make me feel good about

myself--do little things to pamper myself- and generally not get

involved in emotionally demanding situations. Also, preparing myself

mentally to realise that depressed thoughts are temporary and that

have to plug through to the next day--week--or month.

My .02

Pammi