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Originally Posted by Jess95
In may I was discharged by my psychiatrist and cpn because I'd been doing so well everyone thought my depression had cleared -including me - after two years. Now I worry it's coming back, I get that teary feeling where I want to cry, I keep being awful and a total cow to my family, I feel exhausted and drained even 5 minutes after waking up, I don't feel like doing anything, I can sob myself to sleep some nights. Could it be coming back? It can't be! My brain is telling me it is, but how can I stop it in it's tracks if it is coming back? How do I stop myself from getting as bad as I was before? My family couldn't cope with it either so I can tell them, I don't want to go back to the doctors I feel so... stupid. How do I no if it's coming back? X
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Hi Jess95.....Very sorry to hear that you're suffering again. Actually if you suffer from Major Depressive Disorder (not that you said you did, but from your words it sounds like a possibility).....that's how it tends to work.....with episodes of more severe symptoms usually interspersed with times of more "okay" status, or dysthymia ("lower grade" depression.) Unfortunately there is really no such thing as being completely "cured" of depression
And as to how you can know if it's back....if you feel it is, that is the best indicator. No one can know this better than you. Perhaps it might be a good time to reach out to your medical doctor (possibly a psychiatrist) to touch bases and begin to form a treatment plan. Much luck to you
~whimsy ps.....It might also be helpful to do some basic reading about depression. There's sooo much information out there, here and elsewhere on the web, plus many books available.