Posted by SLS on December 19, 2010, at 8:29:27
In reply to *Not* Thinking in terms of meds, posted by linkadge on December 17, 2010, at 18:19:43
> Does anybody here find themselves continually thinking about all of their problems in terms of medications?
No. I attribute most of my impairments of cognitive function, an unrelenting states of anergia and anhedonia, and vegetative deficits; the results of which is a reduced ability to function in society and to remain independent despite having a neurobiolgical depressive disorder. The thing is, depressive illness is always visible and slapping you in the face; reminding you every moment of how sick you are.
I want all of this pain and frustration and impaired function to disappear and be replaced by the resolution and long-term remission of the depression. Since depression is usually the most prominent experience in the moment, it is all but impossible to ignore it without becoming entrenched in denial.
As I indicated, the affective and cognitive dysfunctions produced by depression is always a prominent and visible product of living in the moment. It is an impenetrable wall that one finds himself charging into it head first. It is a warping of consciousness. How can anyone ignore the hope of ending the pain through using drugs? So, yes, the endless experience of pain and frustration produces an endless craving for relief. Excruciating pain often yields desperation and thus a constant search for a cure.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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