Posted by blueberry on December 1, 2006, at 4:07:02
In reply to May Be A Stupid Question Definition Yours of Depre, posted by Phillipa on November 30, 2006, at 19:41:12
Overwhelming sadness. Gloom and doom. Trapped, helpless, hopeless. A heavy frown. Don't laugh at jokes. Smiles are forced. No interest in anything. No anticipatory pleasure. No pleasure in anything. No motivation. Feeling disconnected from the world, disconnected from life. Clouds in the brain. Heaviness. It feels like the brain has the flu. Already dead but still walking around in a body. A breathtaking beautiful sunset is meaningless and stirs up no emotions.
The strange thing is that with me there are no lifestyle or psychological issues. Things in my life are fine. Lengthy psychotherapy resulted in zero improvement. Exercise does not help. Food choices do not help. Attitude changes do not help. Looking on the bright side is like asking someone with a cast on their leg to run 10 miles.
For me, all of the above at the same time = depression.
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