and, if you want to know, I just watched something about how those kinds of meds don't work anymore than a placebo, which they said worked for 30% of the people.
Exactly, S.T. We don't wind up in Depression because our bodies or brains are deficient in Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro, or any other synthetic pharmaceutical that do not occur naturally in the human body. We are deficient in certain brain (i.e., neurotransmitter) "food".
Originally Posted By: S.T. _I Made It!
why don't you also look at the stressors in your life and try to eliminate something...or relaxation is something of importance. you should do 20min every day. even just 10 min everyday could probably do a lot of good.
AMEN to this, S.T. Mindfull, explore meditating. Or failing that, simply find (make) 10 minutes of quiet and close your eyes, giving your senses of sight and hearing a break from the constant, never-ending barrage of input. There's so much more you could do but these simple basics are refreshing, re-energizing, and are the beginning - the building blocks - from which all the myriad forms of meditation begin.
Give yourself the daily gift of silence, darkness, time, and just being.
Gardener
"My soul, be satisfied with flowers, With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them In the one garden you may call your own." Cyrano deBergerac
I had a really bad visual after reading that post!
I need to tell you something way funny... H actually sleeps w/his eyes cracked open a bit. I "could" just slip some in while he's sleeping, then force them closed so they'd stay in!
And, I'm not sure the drops are all that interesting if they only make you LOOK hard! Yikes!
Me-46, D-21, S15, S13
After many years w/my head in the sand... I FILED Divorced 6/2011
The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.
A man and his wife went to the chemist to pick up his prescription for Viagra. Seeing the $10 per pill price, the man was astonished - but his wife had a different opinion - "Oh, $40 a year ain't too bad".
Me & H: 33 yrs S: 4 & 6 D: 2 M: 9 yrs ILYBNILWY: 8/09 SEPARATED: 9/09 The Beginning