Posted by ron1953 on July 5, 2012, at 12:30:13
In reply to Now for a heavily depressing post, posted by Phil on July 5, 2012, at 11:41:23
I feel for you, Phil. I suppose in many ways, my existence is similar. Can't get work, lethargy often trumps all ambition, however modest. Often irritable, worried about death, ad nauseum. Since I gave up on therapy and meds, maybe it's a little different for me in that regard. The so-called experts have nothing to offer me but false hope, side-effects and outrageous bills. I think acceptance of my lot in life and acceptance that discomfort will almost always be my companion has enabled me to get by day to day. I think that the acceptance takes some of the load off, and sometimes has the seemingly-paradoxical effect of allowing me to sometimes be energized. For me the search for the happiness holy grail is a sure-fire route to major depressive episodes. So, I've exchanged it for a more steady-state level of being miserable, but it's somewhat more manageable.
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