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May 08, 2012, 05:34 AM
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Member Since: Oct 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 6,543
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I agree with Suki ~ Perhaps your husband and family don't understand because you haven't told them! Sweetie, people aren't mind-readers. I guess I used to think that they should instinctively KNOW. But they don't! If I don't tell them how i feel, how in the world are they going to know? Depression isn't always easy to spot, especially when we put on a "fake face." Some of us are good at faking it -- trying to smile when we're miserable.  Other times we LOOK miserable, but people think we're either mad, or in a bad mood, or it's "that time of the month."
I'm also a chronic pain patient, so I've always got pain too. Pain and depression go hand in hand. You can't have chronic pain without having some depression. Have you talked to your doctor about this? If you haven't, you MUST. This CAN be treated!!! Depression CAN increase your pain -- so please talk to your doctor as soon as you can.
Hopefully he'll refer you to a good therapist and/or Rx an antidepressant perhaps just temporarily or whatever is needed. Hopefully therapy will take care of it.  I wish you the very best. God bless & please take care. Hugs, Lee
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