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Anne here.

I have to apologise for raising feelings you may not feel able to deal with yet. The conversation was essentially meant to make me feel better(I know, what a selfish bitch, eh?), not make others feel worse. If that happened to you, then I'm so sorry, but maybe I've hit a nerve. If that was the case, please find the courage to speak to someone about it, don't let it fester, please.

Ordinarily, I hate giving direction in anything else but my own speciality, but this is sufficiently important to reach out for - if you will forgive the Americanization of that sentiment, I completey understand.

all the best, take care, & get in touch if you want to. I would love to hear from you,

anne

Hi Anne

Thanks for the message, it's kind of you to take the trouble. I must apologise for hijacking your thread a bit- it was cathartic to actually put it on paper (as it were) so thank you for the posting. I certainly didn't mean for you to feel worse about your situation. No, I don't think you are selfish, not at all.

I've seen doctors and taken the tablets they've prescribed- they don't help with the root of the problem which is something I've had for as long as I can remember ( I'm 45 now, so you'd think by now I'd have gotten used to it!). Whilst the sleeping tablets have helped they leave you feeling so 'out of it' that sometimes it feels better not to have taken them. The 'mood' drugs are so addictive that I've never been happy to try them, (plus the fact that you have a prescribed 'overdose' to hand- never understood the logic there!)

I am trying different things, reading lots of literature, changing my diet etc, so hopefully this will help with the feelings of despair and darkness. I am sure there is a light at the end of the tunnel- if you'll forgive the English sentiment

Sorry again for hijacking your conversation- it is people like yourself that take the time and trouble for others that keeps people like me going. Thanks again.

Andy