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The diagnosis at the bottom of my bill said, dysthymia.. My psychiatrist had told me that he was going to send that diagnosis to the insurance company. "What is it?" I asked.
It was many, many years ago. I was in my 30s and re-starting therapy after moving across the country. My mood was not good. I...
Thank you for that word. While I recall vaguely seeing it early on in my diagnosis, the general diagnosis prevailed in my head far too long -- clinical depression. That is not what I feel I have. Dysthymia clarifies it! Thank you for allowing me to not feel like I am marred beyond repair as the definition for clinical depression and insurance companies feel. Your input comes at a time when I need the renewal and refreshment of hope, thank you!