Allyson, have you looked into other treatments besides medication? Apparently electroshock treatments often work well for people whose depression doesn't respond to medication. And it's not as scary and bad as most people think....
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Nov 15, 2011 8:02:23 am PST #6785 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Allyson - Nov 15, 2011 8:02:59 am PST #6786 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
It started to scare me that my mind didn't work as sharply.
This.
Yesterday I was having a discussion with someone about why it is that I am horrible at "team-building" exercises in which I am thrown into a group with a bunch of strangers and expected to problem-solve.
I replied, "I'm irritated in those situations because I assume I am the only group member who is self-aware, and also assume I'm the smartest person at the table, and will therefore be annoyed by everyone else."
How can I have both low self-esteem and such a completely arrogant world-view?
DavidS - Nov 15, 2011 8:05:50 am PST #6787 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I teach at 9.
I'm going to presume you didn't have Fancy Hair today.
DavidS - Nov 15, 2011 8:07:34 am PST #6788 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How can I have both low self-esteem and such a completely arrogant world-view?
This was Buffy's problem too, as I recall.
§ ita § - Nov 15, 2011 8:08:30 am PST #6789 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't recall time when I am not experiencing depression. It's just a matter of degree.
That's kind of like me and headaches, Allyson. Although, the other day, I completely had no headache at all, and I thought I was cured. It was a really creepy sensation. And then began one of the worst weeks I'd had in a while, so there you go. Pride...fall.
LeN, were your hijinks wacky? Those are the best sort.
le nubian - Nov 15, 2011 8:08:54 am PST #6790 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm going to presume you didn't have Fancy Hair today.
ha!
I don't have fancy hair most days, but I most certainly did not today.
Strix - Nov 15, 2011 8:12:28 am PST #6791 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
How can I have both low self-esteem and such a completely arrogant world-view?
Oh, you're not alone!! MEMEME
Allyson, I am not creative at all when I'm in depresso mode. I've got a better handle on it than I did for years (you know how bad it was; ended up in hospital, lost jobs, etc.) But that goddamned Black Dog rears up and bites me in the ass occasionally, and it sucks. It's so...not logical! And for logical people, depression, IMO, is especially hard, because all the intellectual things you says to yourself or that other people tell you often don't get through it.
And you cycle into "I KNOW why I feel this way, I KNOW what I should do to try to make it better, I KNOW there's not logoc behind this -- WHY WON'T IT STOP! I should be able to MAKE IT STOP!"
And then you cycle down more and more because the logic circuits, they don't matter at that point and you WANT them to, so badly.
DavidS - Nov 15, 2011 8:17:27 am PST #6792 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't have fancy hair most days, but I most certainly did not today.
We might have to start alternating Fancy Hair Days with Onerous Task Days.
§ ita § - Nov 15, 2011 8:26:50 am PST #6793 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Meeting just got interrupted because of fire drill. Luckily I'm working from home, so no big deal for me...
I haven't had a fancy hair day in 25 years.
DavidS - Nov 15, 2011 8:27:39 am PST #6794 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I haven't had a fancy hair day in 25 years.
I bet you look pretty fancy when you leave the barbershop. It's a minimalist aesthetic.