Posted by Shar on April 12, 2001, at 23:26:16
In reply to Re: treatment resistant depression-- » Shar, posted by sweetmarie on April 11, 2001, at 15:34:16
Sweet--
> who/what is RAM? and I thought that `be here now` was an album by Oasis (joke).
........hehehe.....Ram is Ram Dass who wrote a book called "Be Here Now." I know his approach is not western; I believe he is a guru or yogi or something similar.
> What does dissociate mean? Well, I know what it means, but not in emotional terms.
.......to me dissociate means that I am not in my body. It is more like a trance-like state, or staring a lot; definitely not in the moment. But not a complete loss of function. One instance is arriving at work and remembering nothing about the drive into the city. And crossing my fingers that all the lights I went through were green.....
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> When you say `blue`, do you mean `sad` or `mildly depressed`?.......I use blue as "mildly depressed." I use colors to describe my depression, from black to clear. Clear is the absence of depression. I felt clear on Zoloft until it pooped out (much to my great dismay). 'And what color are we today?' a former pdoc of mine used to ask.
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> One more thing about Dysthymia: the professor that will be treating me, wants me to do a course of CBT when I am well enough to do it........What does CBT look like in action?
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> p.s. Had you been `looking` for a long time before you found this combo?.......I had been looking for quite a while. Probably total time was 7 years before now. During that time I had used some meds with limited success, but kept trying for more relief. Thank god(s) for Risperdal, the last thing that was added to my cocktail.
......I read your post about going in to the hospital and would like to encourage you for stepping toward some potentially very helpful stuff. If you are scared, my thoughts are with you. On this board we have many people that have been in the hospital and come out just fine. I'm holding your hand.
Take care,
Shar
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