seaspirit
20-01-2007, 03:28 PM
Hello everyone,
My name is Ali and I have suffered with depression since Dec 2003.
Up until then I considered myself to be a happy bubbly person.
In December 2003 I became ill with Labyrinthitis which is an infection of the middle ear, I was unable to walk unaided as it caused severe dizzy spells so I had to totally rely on my husband for support.This went on for 6 months and I had to give up my job as a carer. As I had come to depend on my husband he had to give up his job to be my full time carer as I couldn't even go to the bathroom without help. Once I was able to get about by myself again I found that I could not go out of the house without my husband. I was ok if I my husband was with me but I would make any excuse I could to stay in the house if I could.
My husband was then offered a dream job in Cornwall which came with a five bedroomed house so along with our five children we moved to Cornwall to begin what we hoped would be a whole new start. My husband brought me a puppy so it would encourage me to go out and as we lived on a farm in a secluded area I felt like I was starting to get my life back.
This didn't last long three months on my husband lost his job and we were told to leave our new home. We were put into temporary accomadation but I had to give up my dog who had become my rock.
Things went downhill from there and I started to build walls around myself. I didn't want to make friends I just wanted to be in my own little world.
I was put on Prozac but found that I slept all the time on them so I weaned myself off of them. We have since been put into a permanant house but I now find it hard to break down the protective walls around me. Because of this I find it difficult to make friends.
I am surrounded by beautiful places but I cannot explore them as I am not strong enough.
Well thats it really sorry to gabble on
Look forward to talking on here to other people who can relate to my problems.
Ali xxx
My name is Ali and I have suffered with depression since Dec 2003.
Up until then I considered myself to be a happy bubbly person.
In December 2003 I became ill with Labyrinthitis which is an infection of the middle ear, I was unable to walk unaided as it caused severe dizzy spells so I had to totally rely on my husband for support.This went on for 6 months and I had to give up my job as a carer. As I had come to depend on my husband he had to give up his job to be my full time carer as I couldn't even go to the bathroom without help. Once I was able to get about by myself again I found that I could not go out of the house without my husband. I was ok if I my husband was with me but I would make any excuse I could to stay in the house if I could.
My husband was then offered a dream job in Cornwall which came with a five bedroomed house so along with our five children we moved to Cornwall to begin what we hoped would be a whole new start. My husband brought me a puppy so it would encourage me to go out and as we lived on a farm in a secluded area I felt like I was starting to get my life back.
This didn't last long three months on my husband lost his job and we were told to leave our new home. We were put into temporary accomadation but I had to give up my dog who had become my rock.
Things went downhill from there and I started to build walls around myself. I didn't want to make friends I just wanted to be in my own little world.
I was put on Prozac but found that I slept all the time on them so I weaned myself off of them. We have since been put into a permanant house but I now find it hard to break down the protective walls around me. Because of this I find it difficult to make friends.
I am surrounded by beautiful places but I cannot explore them as I am not strong enough.
Well thats it really sorry to gabble on
Look forward to talking on here to other people who can relate to my problems.
Ali xxx