Happy Thought # 34

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My happy thought today is medicine.  You never really know the difference of being on or off medication until it happens.   Sometimes you think you can make it until that next appointment but the reality is sometimes you just cant.  I have been off a medication for the past three days and for lack of better word my life has been HELL.  My poor family has had to suffer as well.  Not something I am proud of.  But today I was exhausting all my options to try and get this prescription filled.  Finally I just went into the doctors office and broke down.  Luckily they helped me and I was able to get help.  Note to self: listen to body and dont go without medicine if need be. 

A Deeper Look

I have been thinking about how I wanted to talk about my troubles without sounding crazy.  The whole experience still shocks me and I am complete silence about it all.  Until Now.  . . . .

Last year was kind of a trying time for my family and I.  I have suffered from post partum depression ever since my oldest was born.  With each additional kid it kind of got worse.  I decided it was time to seek help and get this problem taken care of.  I deserved it and my family deserved it.  I saw a doctor so they could help me with medication and I saw a counselor so I could talk about whatever is eating me internally.  I was not going to give up on the process, this time. 

I am very sensitive to medication so during this time my depression and symptoms tended to get worse.  The medication was not helping.  By my third visit with the counselor she decided to hospitalize me.  I guess thought of harm weren't the  normal thing to have even though I never acted on it.  Overall it was for the safety of the kids and me to get a quicker solution.

I was in denial and trying to reason with the counselor, I promised to be better.  I didnt know how this was going to work out.  Who was going to take care of my kids, my family, my life?  It was all out of my hands and to tell you the truth it kind of had to be.  I would never make these choices on my own in fear of being a burden to others. 

I stayed in the hospital for a week and a half and was monitored on different medications trying to find the best one for me.  I wasn't sleeping well and like I said before I have depression.  The sleeping pills worked wonders except for they made me eat everything in sight.  (Some of the change I need. I gained over 20lbs being on those.)  I left the hospital feeling scared and weary of what was to come.  I was scared to come back home, scared to see my family, just plain scared. 

While in the hospital my husband made the choice to move closer to work and provide a better atmosphere.  It was overall a very good choice for our family.  So we had that going on to where we were moving Christmas Eve and changing our whole future. 

Change is good and I am grateful for this change.  I just need to adjust myself and my life to make depression better and our family life better which is always a work in progress.

So that is a little about me.

Goals For #2012#

I was never one for making goals or sticking to them.  I knew what I wanted to do so I would do it without giving it a timeline or deadline.  Truth is we all have things to work on and it isn't going to happen over night, a year or even two, depending on the goal.  This year I want to set some goals and give myself the feeling of accomplishment and the knowledge that I can follow through and finish what I start.

So here it goes:

          * Keep Up With This Blog
           
               - I know it sounds silly but I tend to get bored with things so I want to keep up this blog and never let it go silent.

          * Write A Happy Thought For Each Day

               - I suffer from what people call depression.  Not something I like to claim but I cant hide  from the truth.

          * Be on the Ellen DeGeneres Show For The 12 Days Of Christmas

               - My kiddos and I have watched the Ellen show for a while now and this past couple 12 Days of Christmas my oldest looked over at me and said, "Why arent we that lucky?"  Not that luck comes from Ellen but I would love to attend and have my kiddos feel special.

          * Get Healthy: Physically, Mentally And Spiritually

               - Depression kind of messes with every aspect of your life and I kind of lost who I was as a person.  I ate my pain away, I didn't sleep as I should, and religion kind of scared me to pieces.  Even though I grew living a normal life and following the motions.  I want to be healthy and happy.

I will stop there because if I overwhelm the issue than it will never get done.  Here's to a positive and bright new future, journey and adventure!!