Do ADs actually help?

[tinyfishbigpond]

I just can't really believe that anything can take the back to the happy person I was a few years ago.

I can't help but just think this is my personality. That I am naturally a pessimist, cannot find any happiness in life and hate socialising.

God, even writing this is hard. I just can't concentrate, I'm struggling just typing single sentences.

Yes tinyfish, ADs do help if it is depression you are suffering from, if you are not sure if you are depressed you can either do an online depression questionaire or go to your GP.
Most ADs take a few weeks to take full affect, you may have to try more than one to find the right one to suit you.
Before i started ADs i was in a deep dark hole and also thought that i would never get back to the person i was but i am getting there so yes they do help but take time.

"That I am naturally a pessimist, cannot find any happiness in life and hate socialising."

Everyone calls me a pessimist. But I think I am a realistic. I predict my dh's company don't care about him and he is just a number and they will screw him, if it suits them. Why do I say this, becasue companies do. Becasue its all about money. everyone is selfish. naturally. my mum is a commmitted christian. even she has stopped reading the papers because its just depressing how badly we treat eachother, generally.

I can not find any happiness. Very true. I struggle alot, with diabetes, and an AS child. I have everything else I every wanted. A loving dh and a good p/t job. have no other ambitions. have acheived everyhting i ever wanted, been to every countyr i ever wanted to go to.

But i love socilaising. I have verbal diahorea. I can talk about myself 24/7. and thus have to stop myself. fri, went out for drinks with my freind, hen last weekend.

I had ds2 who did not sleep for the first 3 months, exhausted and diabetes went mad. I did the edinburgh teat and came out with a really low score. They insisted I had AD's and they did nothing. I got a new GP and she was horrified.

what does your best friend and dh and mum think? Is they think you are best you get yourself off to the gp. All mine thought i coped very well in difficult circumstances.