Posted by coral on October 22, 2003, at 5:51:37
In reply to How Do You Know When You're Ready to Leave?, posted by Susan J on October 21, 2003, at 12:58:02
Dear Susan,
I'm one of the lucky ones who got out of the depression abyss. I've had two minor relapses and I sincerely believe they were minor because of these boards. The boards, due to their time/dates, gave me a chance to read where I was a month ago, a week ago, or even six months ago. During the second relapse, which REALLY was an itsy-bitsy relapse (thanks to the people here), I thought I was doing just dandy and was planning on stopping meds/therapy. Friends here said, "Whoa!!! You're pushing it! Just a month ago, you were feeling...." I re-read my month-old posts and realized they were right. For me, it was like starting to hang pictures on a wall that I thought was dry from being freshly painted. Too much, too soon. Looked dry, felt dry to the touch.....but ..... Unlike the first relapse, when I'd pushed myself too soon, the second one was ended because I didn't quit meds/therapy prematurely -- again, due to the sage advice of people here and re-reading. (Hadn't listened during the first relapse....) Anyway, you might want to re-read the posts and see "if the wall is really dry or just looks dry."
Good luck,
Coral
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