tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post7718631408854942040..comments2023-08-16T21:10:06.676+10:00Comments on Aim to Change: Depression and all its not cracked up to beAimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870034287723974796noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-14538258119352904162013-08-24T10:57:39.192+10:002013-08-24T10:57:39.192+10:00Thank you lovelies for all the replies! I'm g...Thank you lovelies for all the replies! I'm grateful that I'm "not alone" in all this - and speak up for those who are a little lost with their own demons. I appreciate your support - thank you! xxx :) Aimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870034287723974796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-27443932669467656742013-08-22T22:17:26.273+10:002013-08-22T22:17:26.273+10:00I know all to well the feelings you're going t...I know all to well the feelings you're going through<br />You're an amazingly strong woman who has been through so much - it's time to allow yourself some healing time, some proper Amy time to appreciate yourself!!<br />It's a long journey, the weightloss one.<br />I have currently lost close to 100kgs but most days I wake up far from happy<br />Its taken a long time but I'm realising that everyone will always have an opinion - be it positive or negative, comments - well meaning or not will continue to be made and I can't stop or sway it<br />But I can take control of my reactions to comments and my own feelings and I can remove the issue of weight from the equation and realise my own feelings and emotions and personality quirks are not defined by a number - they are defined by myself only and if I can wake up with a smile then to hell with everyone else!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-54771837132388567422013-08-12T22:54:08.140+10:002013-08-12T22:54:08.140+10:00I also just wanted to thank you for your authentic...I also just wanted to thank you for your authenticity & vulnerability. I long for people to be real, it can be a rare treat-sort of no wonder, pain is hard to sit with. I have a daffodil floweting in my garden so spring can't be too far away.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348847780442947633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-13379563129160983012013-08-11T20:11:05.450+10:002013-08-11T20:11:05.450+10:00This made me cry, this could almost be me right no...This made me cry, this could almost be me right now. I am actually booked to see my GP tomorrow for my trip to seek counselling, I cancelled the first GP appointment. I have just gained 12 kgs as well.<br />Thank you so much for sharing.Kayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789470869930614644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-78270293051581824022013-08-11T14:27:17.652+10:002013-08-11T14:27:17.652+10:00Absolutely adore your authenticity as always! You ...Absolutely adore your authenticity as always! You are not your body, you are a beautiful soul! x x xSJhttp://www.aconsciouslife.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-90007512565841591852013-08-11T11:37:45.201+10:002013-08-11T11:37:45.201+10:00I have also had 3 c-sections when I had my kiddies...I have also had 3 c-sections when I had my kiddies & I know that surgery brings on its own depression. It took me a good 12 mths to recover from each one- so dont be so hard on yourself lovely ♥ You will get through this and I have always found counselling to be good- just for the perspective of somebody outside the circle :)Alana.Larneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332549179036319440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-17028229851304620462013-08-11T09:57:07.630+10:002013-08-11T09:57:07.630+10:00once again Amy - your honesty is so touching - I c...once again Amy - your honesty is so touching - I could really relate to a lot of your post<br />good on you for getting help to move forward - wishing you good luck in your journey~Kathryn~noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-37591884103152802382013-08-11T08:08:32.395+10:002013-08-11T08:08:32.395+10:00Amy, thank you for your wonderful heartfelt post. ...Amy, thank you for your wonderful heartfelt post. This could have been written about me, and several of my friends who have all been bitten by the black dog and are coping with gaining back our weight and losing self-respect in the process. <br /><br />I think you're amazing Amy, and I'm so glad spring is knocking on our doorsteps. You are going to make it Lady!!! <br /><br />Love Marney xxMarney https://www.blogger.com/profile/04623671432446631525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-71992922634813162862013-08-11T07:19:40.499+10:002013-08-11T07:19:40.499+10:00You are an amazing lady Amy...
Jen xoYou are an amazing lady Amy...<br /><br />Jen xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-14854327224533818192013-08-11T02:14:18.938+10:002013-08-11T02:14:18.938+10:00Darling girl, that could've been written in pa...Darling girl, that could've been written in part by me. I've suffered depression since I was a teen. I've been on anti depressants for a few years and they have really helped. But what has helped the most is counselling, learning, reading and friends. I'm so proud of you for taking this step. It's sooooo hard! PS have you ever read or listened to Louise Hays book You Can Heal Your Life or better yet attended a class? I did and it changed my life. Here's a link: http://www.healyourlife.net.au/main/page_personal_coaches.html<br /><br />PS I'm not affiliated with them in any way, I'm just grateful to have found a class in Perth by chance in 2010. And I'm incredibly shy so it was hard but it changed my thinking in a great way. Still Facebook friends with the ladies I met! Xxxx<br /><br />Love Michelle xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-90275605091242348142013-08-10T23:20:50.022+10:002013-08-10T23:20:50.022+10:00It's a cruel and exhausting thing to have to l...It's a cruel and exhausting thing to have to live through - so I feel for you lovely, truly. One positive thing a day - you can count this one - thank you for reaching out! I appreciate it! xxx Aimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870034287723974796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-84999961644992950572013-08-10T23:18:42.460+10:002013-08-10T23:18:42.460+10:00Amy, it felt like I couldve wrote the part about t...Amy, it felt like I couldve wrote the part about the depression. I have suffered with clinical depression since I was 16 & have attempted to end my life in the past. <br />I am medicated & I have attempted to lose weight around 10 times. I am at my heaviest & I also eat when I am falling into that dark hole of despair. <br />I always try at least one positive each day. <br />Good luck & hang in there. You're a warrior & will get your fight back :) Alana.Larneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332549179036319440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-2721172085059757112013-08-10T22:56:16.640+10:002013-08-10T22:56:16.640+10:00It's there lovely! Spring is coming (YAY!) an...It's there lovely! Spring is coming (YAY!) and I know that'll help lift it all too - if only a part ... but enough that we can push through the others bits too! <br /><br />One foot in front of the other!! xx :) Aimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870034287723974796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206822992661481335.post-42031205187948123572013-08-10T22:52:30.178+10:002013-08-10T22:52:30.178+10:00Amy, I am cheering for you all the way.
And I am...Amy, I am cheering for you all the way. <br /><br />And I am someone who is sitting her facing her own 12kg gain, at the end of her own yearly hit of possibly the worst SAD she has ever experienced, despairing over her long, long term single state, feeling that she lost the person she once was and very, very disconnected to her body but slowly clawing her way out of the dark hole she's been metaphorically living in for far too long. <br /><br />I don't know how I can possibly express how much I relate to this post & where you are at. <br /><br />Maybe through the wonderful interwebs we can share our climb out together. <br /><br />Sunshine awaits :)SheHasCuteShoes!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00561204720142033959noreply@blogger.com