Posted by Janice on September 19, 1999, at 16:25:53
In reply to Re: Treading Water, posted by Carmen on September 18, 1999, at 20:19:41
> > The worst of my latest depressive episode has faded, and I am able to function adequately at work. I am not sobbing all the time anymore, am beginning to take better care of myself, if only in the most basic ways, and am not suicidal. But I still feel exhausted and oppressed by the burden of the chronic, lingering depressed feelings. It's as though I have been able to make it to the surface of the water to return from drowning, and am actively moving toward life, but am getting awfully tired of treading water just to keep my head at the surface enough to breathe.
> >
Hi Noa, I've definately been where you are, and may be back there soon...lots of coctails and trying to stay afloat.I have a double type of depression, cyclothymia and seasonal affective disorder. I answered one of your first postings about this so I won't go into too much detail. How I became so intimate with my cycles was by keeping a mood journal (this is definately a long term committment because some cycles are a year long); from here I'd guess, with the help of my psychiatrist, as to what was causing these depressions. Lack of a regular schedule, and lack of sunlight were the major factors for me. Everyone is different. You sound so intelligent and sensitive in your postings...have you ever thought of a mood journal. I'm on lithium and would recommend it without hesitations.
That is quite the coctail you're on.
Take very, very good care, Janice.
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