Posted by barbaracat on July 1, 2004, at 12:19:17
In reply to Did I say that???, posted by Emme on June 30, 2004, at 21:02:14
Thanks Emme for your input and support. It really helps to be forarmed (is that the right word?) with suggestions when I go see my pdoc. Today is a better day already since getting back to lithium. But oh, the thought of having something I can safely use to zone out when I need it and get some rest!
> Retractable?? Good grief. I don't make sense anymore. I meant recalcitrant. Or intractable. Sheesh. I was just talking to my pdoc today about my concentration problems.**I think you've just come up with a beautiful word to describe the coming and going of these mood disorders. So much more hopeful than those other adjectives. The moods do come and go, although we forget the 'go' part when we're in the midst of our little hells. 'Retractable' is a good way to remind ourselves that the misery does retreat eventually. Maybe not permanently, but it's important to keep in sight that life is not always terrible and there's always hope. A 'retractable mood disorder'. I like it!!
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