I wasn't diagnosed with dysthymia, but I do think I suffered from it for a while. I would feel depressed, day in and day out. I had low self-esteem, felt tired, didn't do things I wish I had—pretty much how you're feeling. And I know exactly how you feel about sucking it up: I've been put on medication and hospitalized and I
still feel like I'm not really depressed and I'm bothering people with my whining and that I'm actually fine. (I'll admit that I'm improving in that regard, though. :P)
As a PC friend of mine said:
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Originally Posted by whimsygirl
There should be no such thing as a "rating" for any person's pain and suffering....it is all of equal importance and should be treated with utmost care and respect.
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I couldn't put it better.