I lost my job several months ago, which ended the most stressful period of my life. I'm slowly feeling myself again and don't feel the constant hyperviligance and anxiety that I felt before. During that time, I went through one of the worst manic periods of my life. The mania thankfully stopped before I lost my job.
Last week I told my psychiatrist that I feel "great" in that I feel free of the stressor. What I didn't tell him is that I still don't want to get out of bed. It's very difficult to do anything productive. All I want to do is eat and sleep to escape the feelings. Sometimes all I do is get out of bed, eat, and then go back to bed.
How can I feel good and depressed at the same time? Am I deluding myself into thinking I'm fine?
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