Does anyone have mental health problems?

[Victor Chandler]

I've been going through the wars mentally myself for years. Sometimes I'm fine then I'll succumb to anxiety and also depression.
I've found a key helping hand is cramming in as much health and nutrition as possible. If you start to feel physically tip top then it is far easier to begin getting a handle on the mental pain, anxiety etc. Omega 3 capsules I found also combat depression very effectively as well. It works by helping maintain the balance of brain chemistry and tgerefore reduces depressive mood. It's been shown in some cases to greatly help some sufferers of bi-polar.

I went to my GP and said I needed help and didn't want to take medication due to family history of this type of thing and me being wary of that path. He referred me to an NHS specialist who then put me on a 9 week CBT course. I then was put on a 16 week course of interpersonal relationship therapy which was also good. In the end I am now a year into seeing a private psychotherapist and that absolutely helps.
I was told it would take about 2 years typically to delve into the source of my problems and change my thought traits. A year in I can hand on heart saytgat I feel a great way down that road and so much wiser about why I am who I am.
It's been very dark for a long time for me and suicide was definitely playing on my mind too frequently to ignore.
I ccan say that I am starting to find a new vigour to life that I hope to be able to see through finally.

I wanted to jump in on this thread a bit sooner but didn't feel comfortable at first for different reasons...
I suspect a great many are hovering on this thread and perhaps aren't able to give their testimony for multiple reasons.
They now know they aren't alone...
Thanks for starting this thread.

Well done for posting this Cold getting Dumb. I can certainly relate to some of year experiences and I agree it helps knowing you are not alone.

I have been combating depression for several years now and have had good CBT support from the NHS which has helped. The CBT helps by enabling you to recognise the tell tale signs of when the depression is taking over. That awareness enables you to fight it off/manage it. I don’t think I can ever be cured but the increased awareness and control improves the quality of life. For me though it is always a battle and I do lose the odd skirmish.

Initially I needed a lot of persuasion to ask for help as I couldn’t help feeling inadequate and guilty. My thoughts were: Surely I don’t need “treatment”. Why can’t I just pull myself together? Don’t be such a wimp! However, you must get pass this stage and seek help and that is the main message I wanted to emphasise for anybody reading this wondering if they need help.

“Omega 3 capsules I found also combat depression very effectively as well.” I think I will give this a try. What dose did you take and can you say roughly how long it took before you noticed an improvement?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Initially I needed a lot of persuasion to ask for help as I couldn’t help feeling inadequate and guilty. My thoughts were: Surely I don’t need “treatment”. Why can’t I just pull myself together? Don’t be such a wimp!

Summed up in a sentence.

 

[pearl]

It would take a while...

get a note book and write it down ..... I find this helps me a lot anyway, even though I write a load of nonsense most of the time

 

[BlockDpete]

Not about this no, I don't really know what I'd say.

Best place to start is your GP, but it is the biggest step to first go along. I remember when I first did this, sitting in the waiting room trying to persuade myself that there was nothing wrong with me.

I found be able to describe a specific problem helped. With me it was constantly feeling tired, which I wasn't happy with.

 

[Cold Gettin Dumb]

Well done for posting this Cold getting Dumb. I can certainly relate to some of year experiences and I agree it helps knowing you are not alone.

I have been combating depression for several years now and have had good CBT support from the NHS which has helped. The CBT helps by enabling you to recognise the tell tale signs of when the depression is taking over. That awareness enables you to fight it off/manage it. I don’t think I can ever be cured but the increased awareness and control improves the quality of life. For me though it is always a battle and I do lose the odd skirmish.

Initially I needed a lot of persuasion to ask for help as I couldn’t help feeling inadequate and guilty. My thoughts were: Surely I don’t need “treatment”. Why can’t I just pull myself together? Don’t be such a wimp! However, you must get pass this stage and seek help and that is the main message I wanted to emphasise for anybody reading this wondering if they need help.

“Omega 3 capsules I found also combat depression very effectively as well.” I think I will give this a try. What dose did you take and can you say roughly how long it took before you noticed an improvement?

I took the recommended daily dose on the bottle.
I can't remember the name of the brand but they were gel capsules.
My recommendation would be to buy the more expensive ones as you get what you pay for.
I found that it worked pretty quickly but that could be that I was looking forward to a result so therefore that lifted my mood a bit.
If you take any sort of meds that help in this sort of context they say it takes about 3 weeks to do what it's meant to. I guess this will vary with the individual.
The Omega 3 solution to depression was shown on an excellent documentary presented by Steven Fry on Bi-Polar. This was shown at the exact time that my health food and nutrition keen ex partner had persuaded me to try them for my blues. It was great to see the programme validate her claims.
The Documentary looked at 4 individuals with the condition and their chosen path to dealing with it.
One of them was the actor Richard Dreyfus who has found Laudenam (sp?) to be his magic helper.
The most compelling was a lady who used a healthy diet with loads of raw veg etc and took only vitamins, citing Omega 3 as her saviour. The programme back up her claims saying that this works for a lot of people, though important to note not everyone.

 

[ThePompousPaladin]

I took the recommended daily dose on the bottle.
I can't remember the name of the brand but they were gel capsules.
My recommendation would be to buy the more expensive ones as you get what you pay for.
I found that it worked pretty quickly but that could be that I was looking forward to a result so therefore that lifted my mood a bit.
If you take any sort of meds that help in this sort of context they say it takes about 3 weeks to do what it's meant to. I guess this will vary with the individual.
The Omega 3 solution to depression was shown on an excellent documentary presented by Steven Fry on Bi-Polar. This was shown at the exact time that my health food and nutrition keen ex partner had persuaded me to try them for my blues. It was great to see the programme validate her claims.
The Documentary looked at 4 individuals with the condition and their chosen path to dealing with it.
One of them was the actor Richard Dreyfus who has found Laudenam (sp?) to be his magic helper.
The most compelling was a lady who used a healthy diet with loads of raw veg etc and took only vitamins, citing Omega 3 as her saviour. The programme back up her claims saying that this works for a lot of people, though important to note not everyone.

That's quite interesting, there are trials showing links between depression and the inflammatory response in the body, there are also trials showing omega 3 combats inflammation.

Thanks for the info.

 

[dangull]

I will do if we blow this promotion campaign after last season.

 

[dangull]

I will do if we blow this promotion campaign after last season.

Sorry, a little joke there. All the best to the people who have sent both moving and brave messages of their MH issues.

 

[carteater]

get a note book and write it down ..... I find this helps me a lot anyway, even though I write a load of nonsense most of the time

I have made notes on how I feel about things before when I haven't been able to sleep at night. It does help a lot albeit only for a short time.

 

[Seagull]

I will do if we blow this promotion campaign after last season.

Hopefully we'll be able to organise some effective group therapy online if this happens!

 

[pearl]

I took the recommended daily dose on the bottle.
I can't remember the name of the brand but they were gel capsules.
My recommendation would be to buy the more expensive ones as you get what you pay for.
I found that it worked pretty quickly but that could be that I was looking forward to a result so therefore that lifted my mood a bit.
If you take any sort of meds that help in this sort of context they say it takes about 3 weeks to do what it's meant to. I guess this will vary with the individual.
The Omega 3 solution to depression was shown on an excellent documentary presented by Steven Fry on Bi-Polar. This was shown at the exact time that my health food and nutrition keen ex partner had persuaded me to try them for my blues. It was great to see the programme validate her claims.
The Documentary looked at 4 individuals with the condition and their chosen path to dealing with it.
One of them was the actor Richard Dreyfus who has found Laudenam (sp?) to be his magic helper.
The most compelling was a lady who used a healthy diet with loads of raw veg etc and took only vitamins, citing Omega 3 as her saviour. The programme back up her claims saying that this works for a lot of people, though important to note not everyone.

that is interesting .... not sure about the Laudenam though

 

[BadFish]

Hopefully we'll be able to organise some effective group therapy online if this happens!

Therapy that involves hanging one player out to dry, i have no doubt.

 

[Cold Gettin Dumb]

that is interesting .... not sure about the Laudenam though

Me neither!

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Quote Originally Posted by Shropshire Seagull View Post
Mental Health Issues [MHI] - not sure if I have?

My 21 y/o daughter was diagnosed with Asperger's 15 years ago and has had various treatments / tablets - I can see a lot of her "problems" in myself going back to my childhood [I'm 56 now] but I've never had any sort of diagnosis. I stuggle with relationships [friends] but have been very lucky to have a wife of 30 years who has stuck by me.
I have [what I think is] an eating disorder - I eat when I'm stressed [work stress], I eat when I'm bored - I've got a BMI of 34 and no will-power to do anything about it - is that a form of MHI? I think my only solution is a gastric band but is there some mental treatment that could help me?

I don't want to waste NHS time when they clearly have more critical MHI to deal with - I don't think it's depression - but why do I keep eating?

In the scale of issues shared by others on this thread, eating unnecessarily seems to pale into insignificance - am I one of those [many?] undiagnosed cases?



This.

Thought about trying hypnosis?

Never tried it ....
Have previously had this idea - like the hypnotist-bloke on the tellybox makes people think / do odd things - could I be hypnotised to think that chocolate smells of dog poo - that would be a start!
Does anyone have a success story of hypnosis to lose weight?

 

[Bob'n'weave]

Never tried it ....
Have previously had this idea - like the hypnotist-bloke on the tellybox makes people think / do odd things - could I be hypnotised to think that chocolate smells of dog poo - that would be a start!
Does anyone have a success story of hypnosis to lose weight?

Hypnosis can, and does help some people. You should at least find out if your suspicions about your own condition are founded
Maybe if you contact your GP and ask about diagnosis for yourself, and support for adult Aspergers if you do have it? You may have other options for treatment rather than go for the band.

 

[Victor Chandler]

I took the recommended daily dose on the bottle.
I can't remember the name of the brand but they were gel capsules.
My recommendation would be to buy the more expensive ones as you get what you pay for.
I found that it worked pretty quickly but that could be that I was looking forward to a result so therefore that lifted my mood a bit.
If you take any sort of meds that help in this sort of context they say it takes about 3 weeks to do what it's meant to. I guess this will vary with the individual.
The Omega 3 solution to depression was shown on an excellent documentary presented by Steven Fry on Bi-Polar. This was shown at the exact time that my health food and nutrition keen ex partner had persuaded me to try them for my blues. It was great to see the programme validate her claims.
The Documentary looked at 4 individuals with the condition and their chosen path to dealing with it.
One of them was the actor Richard Dreyfus who has found Laudenam (sp?) to be his magic helper.
The most compelling was a lady who used a healthy diet with loads of raw veg etc and took only vitamins, citing Omega 3 as her saviour. The programme back up her claims saying that this works for a lot of people, though important to note not everyone.

Again thanks for your post. The labels on the bottle advise you to take the dose recommended by your health advisor or to take between 1 and 3 grams a day as a general supplement.

I’ve just watched the Stephen Fry documentary on you tube. That particular lady takes 3 grams of cod liver oil a day plus she has plenty of oily fish in her diet.

From looking at various sites it seems the effective Omega 3 ingredient to treat depression is PDA. (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) as opposed to the other ingredients found in Omega 3 pills e.g. fish oil. Some of the cheaper omega 3 pills have very little PDA content. Anyway I can’t find a reliable source for saying how many mgs of PDA a day is recommended so I will continue my research. In the meantime I have ordered enough Omega 3 to last a year. I’ll take 2 grams a day initially and increase the dose by 2 grams a day for each game we don’t win!

(PS I didn’t hear Laudenam mentioned in the Stephen Fry video – He did however mention Lithium)

 

[Taybha]

I take 300 mg of Tramadol per day plus 20 mg of Citalopram , been on the Tramadol for 13 months and the Citalopram for 2 months , can't get through the day without the Tramadol but the Citalopram was the real kick in the teeth as it's treatment for clinical depression , i seemed to be the only one that didn't realise i was becoming some sort of fly off the handle monster at the slightest thing , waiting for a Operation so with luck after that i can come off the drugs and stop lobbing plates at the TV when the opposing team are awarded a blatant free kick .

This has been without doubt the hardest 14 months of my life and iv'e not been to work in all that time , it's shyte but it will not beat me , get a good group of family and friends around you and don't be afraid to admit you have a problem like i did for 10 months , i still can't quite believe the condition i have but i believe those closest to me .

 

[Victor Chandler]

I take 300 mg of Tramadol per day plus 20 mg of Citalopram , been on the Tramadol for 13 months and the Citalopram for 2 months , can't get through the day without the Tramadol but the Citalopram was the real kick in the teeth as it's treatment for clinical depression , i seemed to be the only one that didn't realise i was becoming some sort of fly off the handle monster at the slightest thing , waiting for a Operation so with luck after that i can come off the drugs and stop lobbing plates at the TV when the opposing team are awarded a blatant free kick .

This has been without doubt the hardest 14 months of my life and iv'e not been to work in all that time , it's shyte but it will not beat me , get a good group of family and friends around you and don't be afraid to admit you have a problem like i did for 10 months , i still can't quite believe the condition i have but i believe those closest to me .

“don't be afraid to admit you have a problem” This the key message for sure. Hope you don’t have to wait much longer for the operation. All the best.

 

[pearl]

I take 300 mg of Tramadol per day plus 20 mg of Citalopram , been on the Tramadol for 13 months and the Citalopram for 2 months , can't get through the day without the Tramadol but the Citalopram was the real kick in the teeth as it's treatment for clinical depression , i seemed to be the only one that didn't realise i was becoming some sort of fly off the handle monster at the slightest thing , waiting for a Operation so with luck after that i can come off the drugs and stop lobbing plates at the TV when the opposing team are awarded a blatant free kick .

This has been without doubt the hardest 14 months of my life and iv'e not been to work in all that time , it's shyte but it will not beat me , get a good group of family and friends around you and don't be afraid to admit you have a problem like i did for 10 months , i still can't quite believe the condition i have but i believe those closest to me .

thanks for posting that, this thread has been a real insight to me. Good luck with the op

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Does anyone have a success story of hypnosis to lose weight?

Do you ever see a fat footballer? Not in the parks,i mean at an upper level-Rarely if ever......why?

Forget slowly running round a park,forget eating small or little amounts-

1 time a month run as fast as you can across the distance of a football pitch,as if your actual life depended on it,rest 20 seconds,then repeat two more times the same process...

That is all you need to get you body to the level required to burn fat..