No worries at all – I don’t post for my own edification! Everything happens for a reason & I pray when I see stories like these because I know it took people I never saw or knew having faith in me & praying for me… and being a mom – I can’t FATHOM what I’d go through as a parent watching it all. Plus I was honest when I had those feelings of “logically would my family be better of w/out me and getting insurance money so my medical issues aren’t such a drain?…” not that I ever thought I could go through with it… but it scared me that my brain would go there. It’s very hopeful to me that she’s talking to you about all that stuff because that’s her being open & a cry for help! Most people who WANT to succeed never say a word to loved ones! (A friend lost her daughter to suicide & she had NO idea… You are hearing her, taking it seriously and letting her know that’s not a good option!!! That’s a huge difference!) 😘
Keeping you guys in prayer for SURE!

I am sorry for the delayed response. I can be slow at times, not to mention I have yet to master Disqus!

Thank you for sharing with me, I sincerely appreciate it.

Your story reminds me to keep faith that the answer is within my daughters reach and she will find it.

So’m I, Daisy… and glad you’re here as well.

I 2nd what Daisy said – I went through HEINOUS Post Partum Depression the past year & a half (& ive dealt w/it before, this was hands down the worst) and it was incredible the change when they found the right medicine. I thought it didn’t work because “I didn’t feel any different or like I was taking anything” except I could sleep, didn’t snap at the slightest thing and my brain seemed to have that extra split second to rationalize and talk myself down before I instantly felt like the sky was falling & life would never get better. It’s incredible how just the brain chemistry or even prolonged insomnia can affect ones perspective on life. Simply being able to sleep again helped a TON – but having a medication that helped my brain re-find its homeostasis so I was having more rational thought processes was amazing. Ideally she’ll see a counselor AND try medication, but for many people the medication is a first step that helps them see the light then submit to professional help via therapy & exercise (to help the body produce more endorphins

I am sorry for your past bad experiences , but I am so glad you are here

Please encourage her to get treated. The new depression drugs are very effective with minimal side effects. It might take time to find out which is best for her.There is treatment out there and the stigma of having a mental illness is so much less these days.

mnn

Yeah, about that.
Due to budgetary constraints this expenditure cannot be authorized.
In fact, with the cost of funerals, I can’t afford to die.

Call some of the TV Shows…..Fixer Upper….Flip or Flop…..ummm, ….nnnaaahhhh….just forget it….a dog peeing on it & it would fall over.

It will be an uphill battle, but at least you KNOW where you mom is, and can see her improve little by little. You know what she’s eating, how her attitude is, you and yours can make her life so much happier & brighter. Is it easy…HELL NO, that’s why most folks don’t take it on. For me…my mom with her Alzheimers could NOT be left alone, & if I left the room for more than a few minutes (even to use the bathroom or take the dog out to pee) she would have an anxiety/panic attack and begin calling for me. Twice she opened the front door of our house when I took the dog for a walk….yelling out the front door for me to come home NOW……of course I couldn’t “make” the dog “go” any faster so I could get home immediately. As I mentioned, I was working then, cut my hours at work in 1/2 but that didn’t help calm her at all. After one or two Emergency Hospital visit and two local Dr.’s visit, they recommended the Nursing Home so that was that.
The Nursing Home is 2 miles away, is very clean, well run & had great staff who LOVED my mom. I was there ALL the time & they KNEW it, so mom got excellent care right up to the time of her passing away.

PS: Once again your comment went to my SPAM file so I couldn’t answer it any other way. Thank You dear friend for your sweet comment, I am glad we “met here”, lol;! I was telling my daughter about you yesterday as we drove Upstate to visit my Mom & Dad’s gravesite, placing flowers there for a late mother’s day & her birthday (late due to the previous bad weather)…but at least that is done.
Went to “Rosa’s” for lunch…GREAT Italian food & then to Frog Pond Farms for plants for our gardens….

Keep in touch dear friend! Love to Mama & you & yours!