Posted by sunny10 on May 10, 2005, at 14:46:45
In reply to Re: I'm so depressed and scared, posted by tampagirl70 on May 10, 2005, at 11:49:43
work full time
divorced from father of my son
separated from current significant other- attempting couples counselling and anger mgmt(for me it is assertiveness training)
I know why this is happening to me- nurture AND nature... come from family of depressives (dna) who were also abusive and neglectful (stepdad and mom, in that order)
As far as deserving?!? All I can say is that I'm thankful for having all of my limbs (in working order) and all of my senses intact...
As far as whether you deserve it because you are unhappy at home and work, I gotta ask you... what came first? The chicken or the egg? I guess it all depends on your perception... Are you unhappy at home or at work because you are chemically depressed? Or have you become chemically depressed because you have been unhappy at home and at work?
There are two theories about depression- and they can co-exist.
One is that some of us are born with neurons that are misfiring or we have non-working (or sub-working) receptors, or both. The job that these neurons do is to regulate our emotions. If we have receptors that don't work right, or we don't produce enough of the neurons themselves, we wind up with depression and/or other types of disorders.
The second theory is that we are born just fine, but prolonged periods of sadness have resulted in misfiring neurons, or neuron chemical suppression.
Either of these things can produce chemical depression (I have simplified this IMMENSELY... feel free to read explanations from other posters who are much more schooled in chemistry than I!)
And then there is "situational depression" which can be helped by therapy alone...(and usually major life changes!)
So know you have MY opinions on this stuff... hopefully others will jump in and give THEIR opinions... That's what we do here!
Just know that you are not alone... we are all in this with you.
sunny10
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