Posted by Zarah78 on October 17, 2003, at 10:11:51
In reply to Re: Mini-rant, rambling thoughts » Zarah78, posted by fallsfall on October 17, 2003, at 7:40:05
Thank you both for the positive support and reminding me that just because she's my mom, doesn't mean she controls my life anymore. A lot of people just do not want to deal with depression and many still don't believe that it is for real.
Sometimes I wonder about the sudden increase in diagnosed (and undiagnosed, sometimes) cases of depression and BP disorder in recent times. Is it because our lives are getting so much more hectic that we dont have time for ourselves anymore, or that its finally being acknowledged as a real problem, or is it just another easy way to classify people? Maybe the increase of violence on tv and movies and in our lives? Maybe the elevated divorce rate? Maybe the given commonality of the professional, independent, working-woman in the household and the necessity of having two incomes just to stay comfortably afloat and provide "happy, healthy" lives for our children? Maybe its all of this and more. Maybe its a little bit of this reason, a lot of that one. Maybe its the next stage of human evolution!! (LOL, wouldn't that be interesting?)
Whatever the reason, the fact remains that depression is real. I dont believe that the pain I feel hinges on some "qwack-shrink" coming up with a conveient idea for diagnosis. Its real, its here and society needs to learn to deal with us as human beings, not nutcases.
Ok, I'm getting worked up again in a message that was supposed to be short and sweet. LOL. Oh well.
Thank you again for reminding me of what's real. :) (((SusanJ))) (((fallsfall)))
-Zarah78
PS -- Did this site get really laggy for anyone else last nite? I could only get on once and I couldn't even read posts! I subjected myself to inane tv shows and forced myself to lug laundry up and down stairs for a couple of hours. Torture, I tell ya! :)
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