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Posted by ralphrogers on May 17, 2011, at 8:48:55
Hello fellows,
Have you ever felt like you want to do nothing and talk to nobody, even though you don't have depression anymore? After battling 7 years of depression and being virtually off-meds, it's several months that I'm feeling like this.
I wonder if I should wait and see if something changes or going back to meds and try to fool myself. Sometimes depression feels so much like reality... Yes, we can create reality, but after you lived so many years in misery and madness, how can you just let all that go and pretend the traumas really went away?
Sorry if this is confusing. It's hard to explain the feeling of being fine but not really wanting to enjoy things and just be plain and normal, as life presented too much trouble to you. So illusory, right?
Thanks, have a good day
Ralph
Posted by pegasus on May 17, 2011, at 12:19:40
In reply to Motivation, posted by ralphrogers on May 17, 2011, at 8:48:55
Hi ralph,
Frankly, this still sounds like depression to me. According to the diagnostic bible (DSM IV), you need to have either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure, among other symptoms for it to be diagnosable as depression. Sounds like you have (2).
But that probably doesn't really answer your question. Which seems to be more about whether anyone else has felt this way, and what you should do. I have felt this way, for sure. I found meds to be helpful. I don't feel like the meds were helping me "fool myself". For me, it felt like the depression was what was fooling me, and the meds got me feeling like I was back in reality. Your situation may be different.
- Peg
Posted by ralphrogers on May 18, 2011, at 12:05:58
In reply to Re: Motivation, posted by pegasus on May 17, 2011, at 12:19:40
Hi pegasus,
That's possible. In the present moment I'm also feeling very frightened because therapy kind of uncovered some of the things that led me to depression. It really took the floor off my feet, so to speak. Being so aware of things is horrible... it makes me very anxious...
Thank you
Ralph
> Hi ralph,
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> Frankly, this still sounds like depression to me. According to the diagnostic bible (DSM IV), you need to have either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure, among other symptoms for it to be diagnosable as depression. Sounds like you have (2).
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> But that probably doesn't really answer your question. Which seems to be more about whether anyone else has felt this way, and what you should do. I have felt this way, for sure. I found meds to be helpful. I don't feel like the meds were helping me "fool myself". For me, it felt like the depression was what was fooling me, and the meds got me feeling like I was back in reality. Your situation may be different.
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> - Peg
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