Posted by Lou Pilder on August 2, 2011, at 21:31:04
In reply to Feeling absolutely hopeless (Post-SSRI experience), posted by freefree1133 on August 2, 2011, at 15:27:08
> Hi everyone,
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> I don't have much else to express, other than continued hopelessness and fear over my situation. After withdrawing from Prozac some 8 months ago, I have become completely numb and emotionless, physically numb. I feel separated from my soul. There is no point in being alive. Life feels the same at all times. I have early morning waking, as well.
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> Everything tells me these are symptoms from having touched that drug, and not just depression. I would give anything to have my normal depression back, and try to treat it through therapy.
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> From what I've gathered on the boards and reading other folks' posts, it looks like I'm pretty much screwed-- conundrum, mike lynch, crabwalk...I don't see anyone saying this resolves with time, or can heal. It absolutely FEELS permanent. I was miserable when I was depressed, but I was never as convinced that I was totally screwed as I am now. I was human in depression, albeit a miserable one. Now, a total robot.
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> Has anyone had any success, or know of anyone who has recovered or gotten better from this?
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> ff1133,
You wrote,[...hopelesness and fear...numb..emotionless...separated from my soul...no point in being alive...I ould give anything...total robot...has anyone...].
I know of two ways to overcome your situation. One is by human achievment, the other by divine accomplishment.
There is something that you could take each day. If you would like to hear from my perspective on how you could become a new person and leave all of those things that you described behind you, I would need your permission to post here that.
If you could post here that you agree with the following, then I will have dialog with you to walk you through the Vally of the Shadow of Death that you describe here.. Be advised that:
A. You will need to be an active participant in the thread
B. You will take something each day
C. Birds will be a part of what I will write about
D. This will come from a Jewish perspective
So if you check one of the following, I could know what you want to do
A. I agree with the conditions
B. I do not agree
C. I need to know the following before I agree
Lou>
poster:Lou Pilder
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