Has anyone felt like ending life because of this disorder? Is it common for symptoms to escalate from time to time? Is depression common with the disorder? OK, yhat was three questions.

YES, YES, and YES.

Hi, I read your other post. Introducing your son to this type of site, seeing that he is not alone, and that there are people in the world that can relate - is a big, big help. Its a start - even without a diagnosis by a doctor, yet - if at all.

For myself in a matter of days, re-embracing this diagnosis after a few years of denial, and uncertainty, I did not cry yesterday, and am starting to find my sense of humor, and ability to reach out, and maybe, help someone else relate. I dont think I wished I was dead once yesterday either - first time in a few years. Thanks to all of the people that share. There is power - in numbers.

More power than some may know!

(06-18-2012, 04:59 AM)DsMom Wrote: Has anyone felt like ending life because of this disorder? Is it common for symptoms to escalate from time to time? Is depression common with the disorder? OK, yhat was three questions.

I'm the mother a 12 yr old boy with SPD involving every one of his senses - auditory, vision, taste, vestibular, proprioception, etc. and what I see is an escalation in the SPD is almost always caused by something physical/medical. Right now it is pollen and allergy season, and some of his SPD symptoms have skyrocketed. When we can control the allergies, he is better able to deal with his SPD.

And yes, depression can certainly be triggered by SPD - sometimes the burden of living with your senses on fire 24/7 gets overwhelming.

Before I knew I had SPD, yes I did. There wasn't a diagnosis of it made for me until a month ago. So growing up, I did feel that way.

I also have 2 young daughters with SPD. They are in therapy receiving the help for it I never did.

However, depression is common with SPD. It's ok to feel depressed over it. But my advice would be if the depression gets worse or gets to the point of wanting to end your life, then maybe there should be some counseling that ya'll could do. I had to myself start going to a therapist just to deal with my daughters being diagnosed with SPD. I'm happy I did. It helped tremendously Just remember, even though at times it seems hopeless, there is a light at the end of the tunnel

I was diagnosed with depression in my 20s, though I had been dealing with bouts of it since my later teen years. Then in my 30s, I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety (GAD, I suppose). More recently, I self-diagnosed SPD. I had thought to end my life as a teen, but didn't want to add to my mom's pain since she was going through a divorce. I hadn't had any more thoughts like that until recently. I stopped taking generic Prozac fall of 2010 and since then I've had 3 incidents of those thoughts (2 of them including full panic attacks). I don't want my kids to grow up without a mom, so keeping them in my thoughts helps to not take action on my thoughts.

SPD symptoms can ebb and flow over time--seasonally or weekly or daily. Transition times are especially hard for my older son. So his school and I try to offer more support when there are big changes coming up, like getting a new teacher at the beginning of the school year or changing schools. Depends on triggers and what therapies are being done.

I suppose there is a relationship with all of them, all relate to neurons in the brain in a way.