Posted by ksvt on October 16, 2000, at 20:07:01
In reply to Re: Pass on the CNP » coral, posted by noa on October 16, 2000, at 8:26:20
> >I was intrigued by the "RM" me and "DM" me and confess that my core identity never separated that way. I am me, sometimes depressed, mostly not. In fact, I go to the opposite extreme and see depression as this beast who has crept into my house, intent on stealing my soul...
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> Being able to see the depression as an external threat is a good thing, something I work at all the time. Sometimes I can, sometimes, the depression is in me, and I cannot see it as outside. Sometimes it is a mixture--it is a beast but I am the beast.
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> I am curious, you mentioned having two episodes, 6 years apart, and I wonder how old you were at the first episode, and whether you think age of onset might be related to this phenomenon of depression-self blurring.Noa - please elaborate on what you mean by seeing depression as an external threat. ksvt
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