[Mari]

http://www.bipolar-lives.com/winston...epression.html

Churchill probably had some bipolar.

He often referred to his "black dog" ---- apparently a British term for depression.



http://www.bipolar-lives.com/winston...epression.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...on-at-bay.html

It was a fantastically expensive method of working, and yet it enabled Churchill to produce not just more words than Dickens, or more words than Shakespeare – but more words than Dickens and Shakespeare combined.

[OhKay]

Fantastic and fascinating articles Mari! Makes me want to know a lot more about Winston Churchill.

Thank you!

[Brokenfriend]

Yes. Winston Churchill had horrible bouts of depression. He probably had bipolar depression as Mari said. BF

[Mari]

1 https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...-normal-or-not

Apparently, trying not to think of something, makes us think about it more.

The very act of monitoring your thoughts for the absence of a thought can make it occur more frequently.

2 http://thoughtsonlifeandlove.com/intrusive-thoughts/

The main route to dealing with intrusive thoughts is through finding a manageable way to cope with the anxiety.
This involves acknowledging that fears are thoughts, not reality.

The way that I keep my intrusive thoughts at bay is to be drugged so much that I cannot think much.
I am a zombie. At work Monday afternoon, I was barely pronouncing words, mumbling, . . . .

Maybe I can find a way to be grateful.
Before I was medicated things were much harder. Things are easier now.



M

[OhKay]

Thank you for the articles Mari. I'm having a hard time with this right now.

I know why I'm having them and I know they're from OCD. It's almost impossible to resist forcing them away.

[Brokenfriend]

I have these intrusive thoughts with fear,and OCD that blind side me because they come out of nowhere.

I've also been dealing with "black dog" depression also. When I slow things down in my life,I'm better. The medicines help me to feel better,but they are not a cure. I read the Psalm in the Bible,and I feel better.

Getting enough sleep is extremely important.

The medical industry,and pharmaceutical companies need to work harder. There are a lot of us suffering out here,and we need treatment breakthroughs. I don't want to fall between the cracks in life.

There are poor street people, hermits, and other people hiding their mental illnesses because they had been considered shameful for many years. People are considered to be weak by lots of ignorant people out there.

We need people to speak up for us. It's very hard to go through life with these combinations of mental health issues. BF

[OhKay]

BF

It's hard enough to deal with one mental health condition Even though my bipolar is stable right now I'm dealing with all these symptoms from from OCD and anxiety. The ugly imagery is especially scary.

I'm glad that reading the psalms are helping you. I'm sorry that you are having such a difficult time right now my friend

You are so right about the pharmaceutical companies...
A lot of people that are living on the street are there because they can't function because they stopped taking their meds because they couldn't handle the side effects, or because they couldn't afford them.... AND/OR because there was no one there to advocate for them.

There are so many people in this country suffering from different mental health issues there should be a high demand for new and better drugs...
I think science can do a better job.

In my area the MH system is so overwhelmed, there are not enough providers in my network for the people who need them. With that level of need, there should be enough awareness out there that people shouldn't be as ignorant as they are about mental health conditions.

There are a lot of advocacy groups out there doing good work, but unfortunately sometimes uneducated members of the media drown them out in the midst of isolated events perpetuating the stigmas of mental illness.

[Brokenfriend]

Thank you Kay. I heard a person who does allot of news discussion on TV, and he mentioned that a number of the shooters were on proscription medications. He listed them, and told the public what they were taking.

He has no clue how wrong he is about medications. It sounded like he was saying that the medications were the problem. I cannot fathom how ignorant he was on TV about this subject.

I had depression this mourning that was so severe, it felt like I was having the life sucked out of me. I'm better now, but this has happened a lot of times in the morning recently. BF

[bizi]

I am sorry friend, could you see your pdoc?
bizi

[Brokenfriend]

I see my NP next week,and my councilor the week after. BF