Posted by Dinah on August 1, 2007, at 18:31:37
In reply to Is this depression? Or what?, posted by Racer on August 1, 2007, at 15:50:08
I'd attack it on all fronts, really. I'm not sure if you can neatly divide it. If you have a predisposition to depression, that's biological, and if bad things are happen situationally, it's likely to activate that predisposition, and behavioral choices will reinforce it.
So.... It would probably help to force yourself to return those calls, and to do as many pleasurable things as you can manage.
And it would probably help to use therapy to address the situational factors.
And if there are medications that are helpful with the physical aspects, that's what they're there for.
That's the way I'm trying to work with my problems with daytime grogginess. Lots of small attacks, and hope they add up to something bigger.
Take care, and don't beat yourself up if the most you can force yourself to do doesn't seem like enough to you. It is enough.
poster:Dinah
thread:773350
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