Tetanus will definately kill you, a nice slow painful death. An uncle I never knew died that way back in the 30's. Of all things he was about six years old and had an accident with a rusty bicylce chain.

 

im kind of wondering if maybe all i had was food poisioning...

i got that last fall from a undercooked steak at a restaurant, same symptoms as i had now

 

Yes, anything sharp and rusty can kill.

Food poisoning? Very possible. Lately, I have been having stomach problems too. I wonder if it is some food product we have all been eating...

 

there was a thing on the news years back that i remember- supposedly if you dont thuroughly rinse your dishes after washing them, just a little bit of film left over from the dish soap and be enough to give you a stomach ache/ or possibly make you sick.

 

That is very possible. I wonder if that may be the problem I am having...hmmm...

But, each time I have gotten sick - I didn't eat off plates those days...

Looks like another conspiracy...

 

I had to go get the shot... <sigh>

As for the original post, it is probably just typical depression. I don't believe in 'chemical imbalance' rather situational depression.

 

About the food we eat....

Don't get me started. The total junk that is served up as food in America is responsible for thousands of slow lingering deaths.. That is the truth, no joke - what is regarded as food in the US kills.

I no longer eat any of it, and the difference in my life is too amazing to write about - I am no longer the same person.

Depression - a much misunderstood complaint that will manifest itself as any amount of symptoms, and create problems for the victim, and their family..

Hypochondria - a form of depression that manifests itself as a plethora of symptoms often mistaken for physical disease by the victim. Really messes with your mind; luckily I don't suffer from it.

Theo

 

Chemical imbalance in the chemical soup of the body is not something you can't believe in.. Not accepting it's relevance maybe, but it is a physical happenstance.. Not to believe in it is like not believing milk can go sour.

Theo

 

Chemical imbalances do exist indeed...Have you ever heard of Thyroid T3 and T4 for example? An imbalance in either one can cause mood swings and fatigue.

 

I have been having some issues with depression. Causing probs at work. Seem to be having like a insecurity problem. Feel low all the time. Is it best to approach my reg doc and voice a concern? Depression runs in our family..........I dunno. BEdtime for now. Later, hope you fell better BuiltTough.

 

Sweet car 78bigunns- and you might want to see a doctor, if you feel depressed.

over the winter i slumped into depression myself, when i wasnt working. first it just started out as boredom, but the longer i was off work the worse i felt about my life. so i started going to the gym, ( i was in good shape before ) but just the strength boost made me feel so much more confident, and it got me out of the house for 2 hours a day without spending much money. the compliments from the chicks was great!

Alaska has a huge depression rate- due to the lack of sun 6? months of the year? im not sure how much they dont have no sun, but its scientifically proven that sunlight makes you feel better, and helps reduce depression.

so go hit the beach while its still summer!!

 

People who think sunlight makes you feel better should come sit on my porch one of these hot hot days.. Get a headache faster than sneezing..

Theo

 

78 - See a doctor. If you have a family history, then its quite possible you have it. But - Is the depression all the time? Is it weather-related? Do you experience fatigue? Living in Alaska doesn't help either...

But remember - Depression is more than you think...

Sunlight can make you feel better...

REAL Life with depression...I'll let you look at my case...I speak from experience, not some medical journal BS.

Well, I know I feel better in warmer weather, primarily because when its warm, my muscles relax and I am not as tense or sensitive to pain.
Since my accident 3 yrs ago, my depression (diagnosed as possible CSF - I have had it as long as I remember...) has gotten worse. Anti-depressant drugs have been known to help pain, apparently - when you are less depressed - the less pain you are in. So, thats the course of action my doctors have taken.
Now, I take more than 1 drug for depression, plus depressants - to help me sleep. You see, I am in enough pain that I have a hard time sleeping, I just can't get comfortable, and my arms go numb if I lay on my side.
I am constantly fatigued, I find it difficult to move. Like I say - I am 20 goin' on 80. I have to use a cane sometimes to help take the pain out of my hip - which comes from the hurt back in the car accident.
Depression isn't as simple as being down or feeling lowsy. It's a way of life...

 

I have a depressive personality. Where you always seek out negativity in anything, and always find someting to dwell on.

I think if I won a 100M dollar lottery, I would still be depressed after a short time, wonder when I am going to die and how no money in the world will reverse that. If i became the most powerful man in the world, I too would be deeply unhappy. Or I invented something really revolutionary that changed the world, it wouldn't override my basic approach to things.

I do sincerely think that happy people are fools. Even the Bible says so.

I sincerely don't see how a person can live in the world, surrounded by never-ending pain, misery, uncertainty and problems and be happy. I think it is a delusion. I don't enjoy life, I dread the next day and I always wonder what will go wrong next. What relative will die, if I will get cancer by the age of 49, if will ever have a family and children who will all die in a car accident. I am not worried - I am resigned.

I think about the future a lot. You know who lives for today, for the moment? Animals. Like my dog. It has no capacity to think in abstract terms, or to grasp its own death.

This world is a screwed up placed dominated by screwed up people. If you want to see the world - look in the mirror.

Well, there are couple of things which drive me, still, a few things I want to see very much, and give me a reason to live.

 

I would have to agree with that. We are not negative people, we live in reality - and not a bubble...