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Posted by cybercafe on August 7, 2002, at 21:12:38
when i was young i used to not question my shyness, and idolize/idealize other people... and i was never really depressed
now i am more narcissistic .. totally don't idealize other people but just feel physical anxiety... and am depressed
ok so sometimes i think i am over my depression BUT when i DREAM at night my sanity sort of RESETS and i experience this non-depressed personality of my youth ... so in the past doctors have told me "you are not depressed anymore" and i tend to believe them however it is only when i remember how i felt in my dreams -- my interest is always totally captivated, never bored, ... things seem right with the world, i am content, satisfied...
but maybe it's not normal to feel "ok" (content, at peace)... because i have also felt "ok" recently when i had girlfriends, and i suppose it would be screwed up if you felt just as good when you are single ?anyways i basically just wondered if you guys noticed feeling emotionally A-OK when you are asleep
btw.. i suffer from vegetative depression, hypersomnia .. maybe it's different if you have melancholia, insomnia
seriously if this is what it's like in a coma, i definately wouldn't want someone to pull the plug
Posted by bubblegumchewer on August 8, 2002, at 9:32:34
In reply to is this normal? , posted by cybercafe on August 7, 2002, at 21:12:38
For what it's worth, I have noticed feeling just great in my dream life when I am suffering in daytime life. Then of course there are the occasional bad dreams, but most of mine are just interesting/good dreams.
When I'm depressed/anxious, I can't eat much at all. Everything nauseates me or tastes like sand. During these times I've had dreams that I was gleefully loading my plate up at Thanksgiving dinner. I guess part of me wants to eat, and that part gets expressed while asleep.
Posted by Kat26 on August 14, 2002, at 13:14:56
In reply to Re: is this normal? , posted by bubblegumchewer on August 8, 2002, at 9:32:34
Weird thing, I have noticed a kind of opposite effect... my OCD is really under control with medication, but for a long time I still had dreams in which I was obsessing like crazy!
Kat26
Posted by cybercafe on August 15, 2002, at 23:37:05
In reply to Re: is this normal? , posted by Kat26 on August 14, 2002, at 13:14:56
> Weird thing, I have noticed a kind of opposite effect... my OCD is really under control with medication, but for a long time I still had dreams in which I was obsessing like crazy!
yeah i have that too.... dreams where i am fearful of missing a school assignment (graduated a few years back) .... but then this anxiety is something that has probably always been with me... (shows up in dreams) whereas the depression is something that is new (does not show up) ... and fears that i have conquered i am still afraid of in dreams
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