Generally I believe we're all as strong as we have to be in life...
...even those who think they are weak, or ill with depression have a strength 'normal' people wouldn't comprehend.
A quick nod and a smile to everyone who has commented so far
Citalopram was what she had to start off with, but after a couple of months with it, steadily increasing the dose, she had to come off it as the side effects had continued to an unacceptable degree. Eventually she got put back on Ventoflaxine (sp? she's had this before some years back) which can only be prescribed by a consultant psychiatrist now, due to it's ability to send people mad if they stop taking it too quickly
To be fair, reading back what I wrote in my post, it can come across as worse than it is. But having said that I don't think I exaggerated anything. I guess to me it kind of seems 'normal' to deal with it after so much time.
Perhaps a more succinct way of saying it would be as follows: We all do the things we do for ourselves and the people we care about,
because they are the people we hold most dear. Sometimes there is very little a person won't do, or put up with for the sake of those they love. If you look closely enough you can see it everywhere you look.
Perhaps a thought worth noting for all those who do suffer from depression - all the things that make life worth living are all around you; you just have to see them and reach out for them.
No matter the hand you have been dealt. It is what it is and you can choose to either fall or let the wind catch under your wings and soar.
That sounds really cheesy and not a little sanctimonious
but really, what other life do you have? And how much of it can you let tick by with every heartbeat? We all have a choice about our lives and what we do with them, to a greater or lesser extent.
Most simply the choices are these: YES or NO.
Yes to life, or
No to life.
Sometimes it falls to those of us who say 'yes', to help along those who say 'no' or cannot make a decision for themselves. I kind of like to think that's the way things ought to be. It's not a perfect situation; but nonetheless, it is all we have, therefore it is right. I've always looked on it like it's what being human and alive is all about - the people around you and what you might mean to them after the sum of your days. It's prosaic but correct to say it's about doing the right thing for those you care for, even if they don't thank you for it at the time.
@ UncleBob:
Hang in there fella. What you describe is one of the primary reasons we don't have any kids... despite my assertion above, really, it's not something either of us have any longing for due to the inevitable consequences of 9 months without medication... You're a braver man than I
Best of luck with the C-section.