Posted by Eddie Sylvano on February 27, 2003, at 8:59:44
In reply to Re: The remarkable feat of depression » Eddie Sylvano, posted by WorryGirl on February 26, 2003, at 17:25:38
>But when days later I am at my all-time low, I can't believe I was ever that happy.
> I think that my manic-depressive tendencies have starting emerging the most severely during these past few months. It's really scaring me.
------------------If you're cycling within days, and it's getting worse, you probably should keep an eye on it. "Mental illness" is such a slippery entity. Most of the literature on mood disorders seem to define symptoms as a problem only when they begin to "significantly" impair your daily functioning, so if you find yourself struggling at work or play, you've probably crossed the therapeutic line in the sand.
On a personal aside, I've always wondered what it must be like to experience mania. My entire life has been so mired in the fatigue and apathy of depressive fogginess that feeling on top of the world for a minute would be nice.
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