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Getting My Mind Right

The onslaught of birthdays has past and I can get my mind right once again.  I just want to say happy birthday to my wife.

I mentioned before that I suffer from depression.  Like many, I take medication to control my depressive bouts.  After losing 20 pounds I began having problems with my depression.  I don’t know if the problems were do to the weight loss or what I was eating, but it got pretty out of hand.  I went to see the doc and he prescribed some different medication and hopefully this will help.

I mention my depression openly here because I think there are many people that suffer from clinical depression that fail to get it treated.  My own depression went without treatment for years because I thought I should be strong enough to overcome the sadness and apparent laziness that are symptoms of the depression.   Once I finally went to see the psychiatrist and began a regiment of antidepressants life became better for me and everyone that cared about me.  I was more stable and could begin to live more.  It took a tremendous amount of humility for me to go see that doctor.

If the depression is caused by my weight or my weight is a product of the depression I don’t know.  My eating and my weight may not have anything to do with each other.  What I do know is that people severely overweight tend to be depressed.  Do yourself and those you love a favor, talk to your doctor about your depression, your dark moods.  You may not be able to successfully work on losing your weight until you get your depression under control.  I know I can’t.

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4 Responses to “Getting My Mind Right”

  1. Mike Trimble Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 3:29 pm

    Hello, found your blog through Bikeforums. Shoot me an email! Let’s pray for and encourage one another on our journey. I’m a clydesdale working on losing weight and getting healthy again. Depression, been there! Not fun! Let’s talk.

  2. Becky Says:
    July 11th, 2007 at 9:44 pm

    Losing weight, even when it’s the thing we want more than anything else in the world, is stressful in a way. I know there are a lot of people behind you, wishing for your success, in both weight loss and getting/keeping your life in balance.

    My husband had depression, and did not get treatment until he hit rock bottom. It killed him. I’m glad you’re getting treatment for your depression, and thank you for posting this encouraging others to do so.

  3. starryeyed_1979 Says:
    July 13th, 2007 at 10:16 pm

    Thank you very much for your courage. I too suffer from depression and so far keep ‘talking myself’ out of going to the doc. I was on meds for it as a teenager and didn’t like what they did to my personality. Still trying to get my courage up to try again with the meds. Thanks again for your courage. You’re an inspiration to me.

  4. Jumborider Says:
    July 14th, 2007 at 2:21 am

    Starryeyed, I tried to send you a note but the email bounced. I just wanted to say thanks for the comment.

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