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Originally Posted by moodyblue83
Everyone around me knows I'm unhappy. But they don't understand that it's not unhappiness , it's depression. I can feel joy , but only very rarely. I can't talk about it to anyone because they just don't understand. My wife thinks all I have to do is take antidepressants and I should feel fine. She doesn't understand what the side effects can do to you. I'm on a cocktail and it's draining the life out of me. I also have chronic pain. It's a vicious cycle. I try not to complain about my pain.
Dysthymia.....poor appetite or overeating .......insomnia or hypersomnia..........low energy or fatigue..........low self esteem.......poor concentration........l.difficulty making decisions..........feelings of hopelessness......
It's all me to a T. I'm going to see a new therapist in February.
Hope I make it till then. Hard to go Dr. shopping where I live. Everybody's booked. The new normal It's all BS anyway. Talk therapy. Wish I had a couple of friends. Had to get this out .....Thank you.
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Sorry to hear that you are not understood! I think a lot of people, whom have never expereienced a mental disorder, are able to understend. They want their relatives to be like before as if it is a car delivered to reparation. After dthe reparation, the car has to function ...
