Sex, depression & feel good pills

A sign of the times.  The ups and downs of every day life, living, coping, rushing, arranging, no wonder there are times where sex takes the back seat, we succumb to depression and taking feel good pills like Prozac. 

 Research indicates that a that since 1990, the number of prescriptions for anti-depressants here in Australia has risen from five million a year to 12 million in a population of just 20 million.

Discussing this today, it would be fair to say we all experience 'off' days. Somedays we bounce out of bed eager and excited about flying headlong into the days experiences.  Other times we are loathe to get out of bed, want to 'hide' there all day and just not face the world, especially one full of responsibilites.

Some of the most 'together' people I know who lead active lives, have lots of sex (contrary to general belief) and seem so in control, are really not in charge of their life at all.  It is all numbed by the use of anti-depressants.  Seems there are those of us who will never stop looking for the answers to happiness in the bottom of a bottle.  Maybe it is simply because we do not have the skills (and maybe are not willing to learn them anyway) to monitor what we think,to take control of our behaviour, to understand that what constantly churns through our mind and comes out of our mouth REALLY IS our point of attraction.

We have heard it said that if you tell someone they are stupid for long enough - they will finish up believing it.   The same goes for what we tell ourselves, the stories that goes round and round, the way we argue for our limitations.  "I can't because I have three kids, a husband and a dog", "I am always tired because there is so much cleaning up to do", "I never feel like sex because I am always worn out at the end of the day",  "put yourself in my shoes and see how it feels", the answers roll off the tongue and are automated responses because of the stories we keep telling. 

Not coping at times is valid, we all succumb to pressure at some stage of our lives.  AND happiness and vitality is a choice!! Fuelling ourselves with alcohol, potions, lotions and pills brings temporary relief, God knows I get a headache from time to time - I take a pill AND go for a walk, or a swim to clear the blocked energy.

I remember years ago feeling overwhelmed with life and its responsibilities and my Doctor putting me on anti-depressants.  I lasted 4 weeks and biffed them!  I had gone from a non coping person to someone who wanted to do myself in - in a matter of weeks.  Went back to having sex - lots of it - and found that worked best.

We are all different and cope differently,  We take our responsibilities differently. We will always have up and our down days.   FEELING good is an attitude and a perception that begins with taking responsibility for our thoughts, actions and behaviours, and refraining from using someone else out there as an excuse for not coping.   Sex anyone??