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Old Dec 13, 2012, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by lastlonelychild View Post
When you start out in life as a bona fide "abortion that lived" (my mom drank turpentine to try and abort me), and things just went downhill from there, and your life has truly sucked for the greater part of 56 years, is it Depression or "reality"?

And is that maybe why none of the myriad of antidepressants I've ever taken (and whatever scraps of therapy I could afford) over the course of my lifetime have done nothing more than numb my feelings -- at least for a while, until they stopped doing anything at all, other than give me blurry vision, dry mouth and other side effects?
for some people yes this kind of thing can cause all kinds of depressions for others it doesnt. to find out whether this is what caused your problems you will need to contact your treatment providers ie a medical doctor, therapist or psychiatrist. they will help you discover why your life has affected you the way it has and whether it caused any mental or medical problems.