Posted by Noa on May 8, 2000, at 17:12:25
In reply to Issues related to mental health (harry others), posted by Janice on May 8, 2000, at 14:31:56
Janice,
I have some of the same feelings about my depression that you described. At the moment, I am at that spot when things are starting to look a bit better. This is when I start to feel frightened about feeling so hopeful, because I never know when the damned depression is going to come back to terrorize me again, as it has so many times. It feels like a monster, lurking in the shadows, just waiting for me to feel good, just waiting for my guard to be down. I hate it. It feels to me like a monster that I am not powerful enough to fend off. And that enrages me.
Even if there are no "real" issues to bring to therapy, there is Couples Therapy for me and my Depression, because, face it, we've had this long-term terribly disfunctional relationship, one which has had a profound impact upon my quality of life.
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