Posted by River1924 on March 5, 2007, at 16:17:37
In reply to Re: Atypical depression » Ines, posted by FredPotter on March 5, 2007, at 13:47:01
Hi,
Those answers were helpful.
(Actually, I think the most important "symptom" is age of onset. One adapts to feelings during the more structured time of childhood and learns to live on top of them.)
My niece (who I mentioned in an earlier post) and I had/have a terrible time awakening. I've never been sure if that was part of my depression, some anxiety related psychological issue or (as it is called by the makers of provigil) excessive daytime sleepiness, or some circadian quirk.... but if I read you correctly, atypicals probably feel better earlier in the day.
I don't really have feeling in the morning because I have to work to stay awake. And I make a strong effort not to get too entangled in people's lives. I absorb their feelings. I used to catch others headaches.
So, if atypical depression is a true category of people.... maybe feeling better in the morning isn't important enough to kick me out of the camp.
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