Posted by damos on May 9, 2005, at 22:30:30
In reply to Re: Hey, he noticed I'm upset! » gardenergirl, posted by alexandra_k on May 9, 2005, at 4:38:59
> Depression is a hard one.
> Most people seem to have trouble understanding.
> I don't know what is up with me exactly, whether it is depression or what.
> But I am struggling to do what I am supposed to be doing. To tell you the truth I have been struggling for the last year. People think I need a week or two off - and then I will be okay. They think that is all that is required. And they can't understand when I am still not 100% after getting that time. I have trouble understanding it myself.
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> I'm sorry...
> I'm just rambelling.No you're not. You're so right it's uncanny. My family treat my depression like an elephant in the lounge room. They know it's there but they think if they pretend it's not then everything is okay. I've been the same as you describe at work for a while now, haven't had a period like it for about 2 years. No-one seems to realise that no matter what we take a couple of weeks off from we can't take time off from ourselves. It and it's sh*t is there with us all day every day.
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