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justme
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Age : 41
Joined : 11 Jan 2008
Posts : 55
|  Subject: Just a little about Justme  Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:25 am | |
| Hi,
I have Seasonal Affective Disorder which can be quite a problem in winter for me, because that's when I slip into my downside. Its a mood disorder, kind of the little sister of bipolar. So imagine your mood changes are pretty regular, manic in summer and depressed in winter - each year, every year and you've pretty much got S.A.D.
Some doctors won't even acknowledge it exists, but I have to tell you from where I sit, its pretty damn real! 3 years ago I moved to another part of the country, which is subtropical. You'd think that would help, but it didn't. I slowly get worse each year and where I live, there's nobody who knows a whole lot about the disorder because its not really an issue for people here. I did have one shrink diagnose it as biological, which helps a little when people tell me I should just pull my self together and get on with it!
So that's me.
Thanks for the forum and a place to chat about this stuff.
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Dethas
Moderator
 
Age : 29
Joined : 11 Jan 2008
Posts : 262
Location : Birmingham UK
| | Subject: Re: Just a little about Justme Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:54 pm | |
| | Hi Justme I'm also new here (first post) and just wanted to say Hi, and wish you the best in this New Year. |
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Mad Jack
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Age : 31
Joined : 10 Jan 2008
Posts : 250
Location : USA
| | Subject: Re: Just a little about Justme Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:39 am | |
| Welcome, Justme!
It's a terrible truth that many disorders, most of the time simply because they are harder to accept as 'real' as they affect the mind primarily, are dismissed as fictitious and/or a figment of the sufferer's imagination. 
It's quite fair to say that until one has walked in the shoes of the sufferer they should not pass judgment as to the validity of the ailment. Professionals should ALWAYS be open to these things...but it's a sad reality that too many times they are not.
May you find companionship and a place to always speak freely here. Welcome and blessings to you! |
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Aleia
Moderator
Age : 53
Joined : 17 Jan 2008
Posts : 94
Location : UK
| | Subject: Re: Just a little about Justme Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:02 pm | |
| Hi justme I'm new here too, and its nice to meet you 
Blessings
Aleia
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Chiblue
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Age : 47
Joined : 15 Jan 2008
Posts : 139
Location : Flippin, Arkansas
| | Subject: Re: Just a little about Justme Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:20 pm | |
| Welcome to The Inner Realm, Justme...
I am so glad that you are here!
It is really irritating when the medical/mental professional decide for us that what we suffer from does not seem to affect enough people to have a name for it..so therefore, it just can not BE as we have repeatedly told them it is...
This is a safe enviroment and completely confidential..nothing leaves this forum!!
Hope that we are able to provide you with a safe haven...
Looking forward to getting to know you better...come visit often.
Brightest Blessings
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justme
Shaker
Age : 41
Joined : 11 Jan 2008
Posts : 55
| | Subject: Re: Just a little about Justme Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:09 pm | |
| | For all that will understand this, I'm Michelle A (aka Sage) from the other place. |
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Aleia
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Age : 53
Joined : 17 Jan 2008
Posts : 94
Location : UK
| | Subject: Re: Just a little about Justme Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:05 pm | |
| Hi Michelle I had a strong feeling that it was you
Love and Hugs
Aleia
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Chiblue
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Age : 47
Joined : 15 Jan 2008
Posts : 139
Location : Flippin, Arkansas
| | Subject: Re: Just a little about Justme Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:07 pm | |
| Michelle...Hun, it is so good to have you here...and I was wodering the same thing.. 
Love and Hugs, Hun
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