not to say that tha dov's germanish accent (if you will) is not excellent psycho therapy, but have you ever thought of seeing a real shrink? 

SASBT, not to worry. I gots me shrinks. I gots me farm-and-suiticals. I gots me tools for living. I'm not gonna be goin' crazy on you.

I just welcome to chance to come "out of the closet" with this mood thing, since our average frum community has SUCH a stigma on it.

[Tell someone you like p**n, and you might get a self-righteous snicker (or even a knowing smile). Tell them you've had cancer lo alenu, and you'll get sympathy until it's shidduchim time for your kids. But tell someone you've got a mood disorder going on, and only the meds keep it in check, and you've got them running for the exits. Maybe everywhere, but totally so in Frumville.]

So, I'm not worried about how to banish the beast, I've just been curious to explore which came first, the mood swing chicken or the lustaholic egg.

Thanks for your concern, though.

Did you listen to the following short clip from Rabbi Reisman yet?

www.guardureyes.com/GUE/Music/mus/depressed.mp3

Yosef Hatzadik wrote on 12 May 2010 19:34:

Not yet. Lemme try for a place where I can plug in some 'phones and give it a shot. Thx.

Good luck with your mood swings! I am new to the forum but spending way too much time on it!!! There is an addictive feature to this behavior. Also,I must admit some of the posts are let's say stimulating also some are heartbreaking. Like the young bochurim and the story from the Mechanach who must remain tolally annonymous and keep this thing a secret from his wife. I identify a lot with that. Also, the SSA topic.

yedidya aleph wrote on 12 May 2010 20:46:


Sounds like an exhausting combination to manage. And you wish me luck with MY mood swings? My guess is, you've been handling it all "pretty well" up 'til now, but you'll find even BETTER ways to keep going once you "get into" the work in this website.

Lemme know what else keeps you going. Maybe we'll find more common ground (whether on my up swings or my down ones... ). I certainly wish you luck.

Kol tuv.

Thanks for the words of encourgement. I keep avoiding the work part of this program. The DuvidChaim Chevra guys are moving forward with 4th step. I keep avoiding this. Not sure why. They have a really nifty worksheet which makes it look like a piece of cake! ( excuse the pun, my other addiction is Compulsive Overeating) Between this candy and that candy ,I should really be a very sweet guy!!!

hi -

I felt the same way during my first round with DC...

kept avoiding the sheets... actually kept avoiding facing myself...and my past.

the group moved on... I was stuck behind - on the Isle of Isolation

its a pretty lonely place to be!

take 10 minutes - and just do the sheets...
nothing to be afraid of!

dov in israel