Posted by SLS on January 16, 2001, at 13:08:06
In reply to Dysthymia--Saw a new pdoc--Better visit, posted by shar on January 16, 2001, at 11:47:33
> All in all, I did not go away weeping, a big improvement over my last visit. I am allowing a tiny ray of hope to shine through.
Woohoo!
> Just a little tho--so if I go crashing down I won't be devastated.Smart.
It is so hard sometimes to prevent yourself from being optimistic. "I feel better today, so, of course, I'm on my way to getting well and having a better life."
Personally, I would rather be an irrepressible optimist and take the occasional falls than be a cynical pessimist, whose very state of mind helps to foster the depressive thinking and affect that might reduce their chances of responding to treatment. Since depressive thought styles can contribute to the onset of an episode of major depression, why would it not also impede the body's attempt to change its chemical state to bring about remission?
If you are not going to allow for too much optimism, which I really do understand from personal experience, then I will be your proxy optimist. :-)
It seems that things are looking up. (I just said a prayer for you).
- Scott
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