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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967
It is very sad. When I go to my doctor's they all say I don't present with severe depression (face, behavior, ect). I look and act normal. It saddens me that he might have been wearing a facade while he was in such pain inside.
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I hope your pdoc fully understands the depth of your depression now.
I've had the same problem; it's taken years for me to get it across to my pdoc and he listens well. I was, somehow, still sounding okay.
My dad took a very different approach. He had blatantly threatened suicide for years. We were told the people who threaten a lot never do it. WRONG ANSWER. He did it when everyone had least expected it. He even told people and they were so tired of hearing it, they just let it go. I had spent hours begging adults to respond that time; yet, they were convinced he was bluffing. I was 60 miles from him and could not get to him. He wasn't bluffing. This had a devastating effect upon the entire family: his mother, wife, children, etc.
This is a loaded topic. Lots to discuss. I'll stop here for now.
WC