Getting over depression

[Dizzywizz]

I have suffered from depression in and off from my teens, however after the birth of ds1 I had such severe pnd that I am amazed that I, and my son, are still here. This is the first time I have written this down.

How do you get over this? Ds1 is 4 now and I also have ds2. I am haunted by what I almost did. How do you get over this?

You accept that you were ill, that the person you were back then is not the person you are now and that it's in the past. If it helps, imagine depression as a demonic lodger you were possessed by and has now been exorcised.

It sounds simpler than it is, and I know it's hard- I don't mean to be glib, I've been there several times- but if you can accept the past and then leave it behind, it won't hurt so much. Counselling might help with that.

I take it you are no longer depressed? If you are, I hope you are being supported. If you have conquered it, well done, don't let it win by casting a shadow over the rest of your life.

Thank you. I still get depression on and off, but not like that. None of the anti depressants seem to agree with me, I'm on lots of other meds as i have ms so they might not agree with those meds I guess.

Thank you for your good advice. Are you depressed at the moment?

No, I found a medication that worked wonders and I now feel more normal than I have in years, but it was a long road getting here, a couple of decades of up and down.

You accept that you were ill, that the person you were back then is not the person you are now and that it's in the past.

This, basically. And accept that the person you were before the depression won't be back. I've definitely been left permanently scarred (physically and psychologically) by a terrible episode I had almost 10 years ago that DH recently said has left me with noticeable changes. Bless him for staying with me, since I know I'm not exactly the person he married, but our DCs certainly help me with perspective on things.

Look after yourself OP. MS plus depression is cruel.

Thanks for your replies. I'm definitely not the person I was before dh married me, but he is good at putting up with me - must be hard dealing with someone who is mentally and physically ill.