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Im just curious but iv been put on anti-depressants, i dont know how long i will be on them but this does bar me from joining the forces right? and do i have to wait a while after the course has finished?

oh right, do i have to wait a rehab period?

You will have to ring them in the morning mate

doesnt sound good though

why have you been put on anti-depressents? is it REALLY necessary?

I read you were trying to join the RAF Regiment.... phone the afco asap!!

Its basically coz iv had a naff year, got really depressed, failed PRMC coz of an injury and basically started to really hate myself, it got to a point if my mood didnt lift i wouldnt want to be around here much longer. I went to join the RAF Regt because i suppose i was saying im too shit to join the marines, but truthfully its not what i wanted to do but doing a PRMC again seems to be such a big deal for me. With that sort of attitude i dont think im cut out to be a bootneck as in training you do far more than that. Iv basically lost focus i dont know what i want to do anymore.

Getting knocked down does not make you a loser, staying down does.

If you drink alcohol stay of it, low self esteem and alcohol do not mix.

Gunn wrote:Its basically coz iv had a naff year, got really depressed, failed PRMC coz of an injury and basically started to really hate myself, it got to a point if my mood didnt lift i wouldnt want to be around here much longer. I went to join the RAF Regt because i suppose i was saying im too shit to join the marines, but truthfully its not what i wanted to do but doing a PRMC again seems to be such a big deal for me. With that sort of attitude i dont think im cut out to be a bootneck as in training you do far more than that. Iv basically lost focus i dont know what i want to do anymore.

Depression clouds the way you think and judge things, including yourself, it makes everything seem much more of an effort than it really is. So try not to write yourself off, wait until you've finished the course of pills and taken whatever help they've offered you and you're feeling more positve before deciding whether you think you've got the right attitude and where you want to go.

Trust me, decisions made in the middle of a bout of depression are rarely best ones.

Good luck

Got to agree with that. I think the bigger issue is not about whether you can join while on the medication, it's about getting your head straight and becoming happy and settled within yourself before even thinking of joining up.

Dunno about the medication question Gunn, but just a thought about your not knowing what you want to do mate: Don't worry to much about it! We're all still young, well, you, me and a few others are, (no offense mods), so you've got plenty of time to figure it all out.
I've failed PRMC before too mate, but I wasn't too bummed out because I knew I gave it all I had, but that I just wasn't ready. As a result I changed my path somewhat and am now waitlisted to begin medical assistant training. Down the line I'd like to get a green lid, but if I couldn't for whatever reason, it wouldn't be the end of the world. All I'm saying mate, is take it slow, don't rush into anything as you have plenty of time to figure out where you want to be and how you want to get there.
Best of luck mate.
Josh.

BTW have replied to ya other older post in the ptsd forum too.

cheers for the help guys, im getting better its just taking time and a lot of shit from the parents.

a lot of shit from the parents? they give you a hard time do you mean?

I surely hope not, my brother was depressed over a year ago now and I think he was on pills like yourself. I was sometimes very critical of him sometimes and said it was his own fault without really knowing what was going on inside his head. I feel bad about that now because I was being a prick when my parents were giving him support and encouragement.

I still dont understand fully until reading some of the ptsd (not the same thing but helps to understand how a mind works under extreme strain)

If your parents are giving you a hard time talk to them and explain your condition if you havent already, or get the GP to talk to them. I might be way off but its how your post came across to me

Stu-

You want to be very careful when going to a GP. They have to write a report even if you go in for a chat, and if they start writing the word "depressed" down in the report, its not going to do you any favours when the Army Medical Wizards come and look at your records.

James

too late james my GP was the one who prescribed the AD's.

My parents arnt giving me shit about depression its about employment, they say while im fighting depression i should get a job im not lazy but the thaught of a job at this time feels really bad.