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Old Feb 08, 2020, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse View Post
I'm right in the middle of what used to be called "atypical depression". I eat too much, sleep too much, have trouble getting motivated etc. but I can also enjoy the good things that happen, and the depression usually goes away in the afternoon and evening. I have never been diagnosed with SAD by itself, but my pdoc says it's part of my bipolar seasonal pattern. Whatever it is, at least it's not a suicidal type depression in which every fiber of my being longs for death.
This describes me! Fortunately, my workday begins late in the morning. I still am depressed, but more manageable,
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