Posted by Dinah on July 24, 2003, at 10:30:46
In reply to There's my Dinah again...always listening......, posted by tina on July 23, 2003, at 22:39:10
There are different types and severities of depression. I've had major depression, and boy, you know you're depressed.
But when I did my psychological testing, I didn't feel particularly depressed, yet my testing showed that I was significantly depressed and it was a long standing thing. So I suppose I'm dysthmic.
Of course, I think I'm mostly afraid of life. Death doesn't seem nearly as terrifying to me as life does. There are so many things that could go wrong! So many mistakes I can make! So many ways to fail others! I'm terrified of life, and if I ever do kill myself, I think it will be because of that terror, and not because of depression. Yet..... I suspect that depression plays a role as well.
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