Posted by Ted on October 6, 2000, at 17:31:15
In reply to Re: 1st time taking an anti-depressant, posted by lp on October 6, 2000, at 9:38:14
lp,
First, don't feel guilty for taking antidepressents: It is because you are DEPRESSED. The cause is immaterial. Now, the deeper cause, a broken relationship, well, people don't necessarily get over it all the time. Those that do are the fortunate ones who are not susceptible to depression. For those of us who are susceptible to depression, such an event can be devastating for a _long time_, even with medication. The same happened to me in 1985 -- a girlfriend dumped me and moved 3000 miles away simply because I refused to impregnate her asap. Even though I have since been married for 13 years and have a family, that one occurance is still painful.
Feeling guilty solves nothing. Remeber: depression is not your fault and it has a biochemical basis. The medication treats the biochemical imbalance. The effect is a reduction in depression.
Ted
> I guess the real reason I feel so guilty for taking medication is that I started feeling like this after my long-term boyfriend ended our relationship one day, totally out of the blue and moved 3000 miles away. Of course anyone would be devastated by this....people get through these situations all the time without a crutch. However, I know myself well enough to know that while this will eventually pass, it would make me absolutely miserable in the meantime.
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