Ever since I've been diagnosed with crohn's last year, I've developed serious depression.
I dunno whether all of you are just stronger people than me or something, but I am not mentally stable enough to cope with so much physical pain. being in constant pain is just too much.
I've tried everything I can try, and as long as the pain's there I know I'm going to be miserable. I've got my entire life taken away from me, had to quit college and quit my job, and have been stuck in bed for the past year trying think of reasons to keep suffering through it.
I'm currently on 40mg of prozac/fluoxetine, and they help loads but I still get in my down moods where I struggle to find a point. Even if the pain does get a little easier, or I do have a good day, it's always in the back of my mind that it's always gonna get worse and I'm never gonna be the person I was.
at the minute crohns is controlling my life, and if I don't get it under control I know for a fact I'm gonna end up doing something stupid on impulse.
I was supposed to start councelling on saturday, but my stomach wouldn't let me go outside. hopefully next week I'll be able to go though.
How do you guys cope? is it just me who's been affected so badly mentally by the disease? I feel so alone.
I dunno whether all of you are just stronger people than me or something, but I am not mentally stable enough to cope with so much physical pain. being in constant pain is just too much.
I've tried everything I can try, and as long as the pain's there I know I'm going to be miserable. I've got my entire life taken away from me, had to quit college and quit my job, and have been stuck in bed for the past year trying think of reasons to keep suffering through it.
I'm currently on 40mg of prozac/fluoxetine, and they help loads but I still get in my down moods where I struggle to find a point. Even if the pain does get a little easier, or I do have a good day, it's always in the back of my mind that it's always gonna get worse and I'm never gonna be the person I was.
at the minute crohns is controlling my life, and if I don't get it under control I know for a fact I'm gonna end up doing something stupid on impulse.
I was supposed to start councelling on saturday, but my stomach wouldn't let me go outside. hopefully next week I'll be able to go though.
How do you guys cope? is it just me who's been affected so badly mentally by the disease? I feel so alone.