Posted by gabbette on February 4, 2009, at 16:58:49
In reply to Differentiating sadness, posted by seldomseen on February 3, 2009, at 21:00:04
That's how it works for me.
Part of the hell of depression is that it exists
despite circumstance. It's why I get so frustrated when people say "What have you got to be depressed about?"
That's the problem.. if there was good reason it wouldn't be so frightening.
A few years ago we had an earthquake and it made me giddy, because it gave me a reason for my anxiety.In Andrew Solomons book "The Noonday Demon"
he mentions that some people with anxiety disorders take up skydiving or other nerve wracking adventures just to make the anxiety reasonable.
I guess it can be the same for depression.
What a twisted thing to have to have to do though mess with your own head.
"Hey I'll get a divorce just so my circumstances match my mood" : )
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