Don Fischer
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Your honesty and ability to share your story will help yourself. I found symptoms went away greatly by accepting the fact I have depression and willing to talk about it. Was in the VA hospital with it only for a month and got sent out, it was very hard leaving. But one thing that stuck with me was the unwillingness to accept I had it. Nobody want's to be mentally ill and they avoid accepting it and talking about it. I'll talk with anyone willing and it helps me! One thing, stay up on your meds. I miss mine for three days and they leave my system and have to start pretty much all over. Don't avoid your meds and if you need to talk about it talk about it. Sounds like you have a wife very supportive! Sometimes can be a hard road but it is do able. I'd come off my med several times when I ran out and found out down the road that doing that will at some point keep full recovery away. I was medically denighed getting my commercial driver license back in about 2006 because I was diaignosed with it in 1983. First showed up in the late 1960 in the service and AF wouldn't do much, said I just needed counciling. Today I've been taking meds close to 40 yrs and when something get's me going I accept what it is and keep going, you can to. Keep in mind if the term mental illiness bother's you. Brain cancer is mental illness and not much you can do about it and doesn't take you down like bad depression.Your honesty and courage to share your story will benefit others; an approach I suspect helps you. Wishing the best for you and your family.