Posted by Shar on April 10, 2001, at 20:00:11
In reply to Re: treatment resistant depression--ditto, posted by sweetmarie on April 9, 2001, at 4:46:56
Sweet:
> It sounds to me like you have Dysthymia
..........Dysthymia is my dx-> It must be a releif to be back to just plain old feeling `down`. ........It is indeed. I think what I have noticed most is that I am not devoid of energy. That's made the most day-to-day difference. So going to the post office isn't this agonizing routine; I just go.
the underlying low mood (the Dysthymia, which is a kind of genetic thing) is not so easy to eradicate.........This is what I have been told also. I have accepted the idea that I may always be blue, and stopped yearning for complete relief; that has helped. I am trying to learn to be here now (a tip of the hat to Ram) more often than not, and not spend a lot of time in the past or future. I do still dissociate some in more stressful situations.
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> Anyway, I`m really glad that you are still doing O.K........I appreciate your encouragement. I hope you will find some relief soon. Blue beats the hell out of the Pit.Shar
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