So you think a person should stop taking their anti-depressants and do
it by themselves? Do you realize that some people have legit medical
conditions that require these pills? If I stopped taking them, I would
not have any will inside me to even consider exercising because I would
be in bed sleeping and crying all the time. Nope, can't forget about
the anti-depressants. Not yet, anyway.

But the rest of what you say makes sense. I was feeling REALLY crappy
yesterday but feel somewhat better today. One thing I did was had my
husband take our scale from the bathroom and put it up high where I
can't get to it. I find myself being obsessed with weighing myself.
Often times I will weigh myself up to 10 times or even more a day! And
if I see that I weigh more than the last time, I get so discouraged!
And I even know that a person fluctuates in weight and that doesn't
mean they are gaining anything, but it doesn't matter, I still get very
discouraged and just down. And when I am down, I can't do anything
about it because I am just too down. It is a horrible cycle to be in.
I have been in a very self destructive state of mind for many years and
throughout the last 2 years I have slowly been pulling myself out of
it. I still have a long way to go and I still get really down on
myself. But, I feel that if I stay with it, I can do it. Sometimes I
just need to be reassured, I guess. Ask others that have been where I
am. I am glad I came to google groups because I have found a lot of
information and believe that it is directly related to why I feel so
much more hopeful today.

Thank you
Sherry