Tick...tock...jump at the sound of a clock. Strike one...strike two...wash it all down with a little blue pill (or two). Numbness is a double-edged sword. To be or not to be ME, that is the question. To sleep...but perchance no dreams. Ahh, never mind...sweet relief is coming on.
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I have been feeling pretty good the past couple of weeks. I don't have the morning depression so bad anymore. It seems that I am back to my chronic mild depression/anxiety. I'm not complaining. I will take dysthymia any day over the heavy cloud of major depression. I have been feeling so great I almost forgot about... Read more
It is a new day. It is a beautiful day outside, yet I can't feel it. The pleasure seems superficial. There is a space inside that it just can't reach, no matter how I try to fill it in. Sure, I can forget about it, gloss over it, sleep on it, but it is still there, hiding. What is this black creature in my chest,... Read more
First some background: I have been depressed again for a month or so following a bad anxiety attack due to pressure of paying off credit card debt and general financial problems.
I have been taking Depakote and Celexa for about 6 months now (usually I experience mild chronic depression). I have found it helped some. However,... Read more
I was feely really bad this morning and I called in to work with some bull about a "personal emergency" when all I actually did is sleep till noon. I am at work now but I can't let this happen too often. Normally I want to go to work just to get out of the house but I just couldn't today. I can't take the chance that this will... Read more