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In response to "Dawson : The black hole I was in while unemployed is one that I wish on no one....." by groiny

jim's thing was that his dad was ill. I don't recall what was wrong with him, but jim was the youngest of

Posted by amanda (aka amanda) Dec 1 '11, 08:20

six by about 20 years, so he had little connection to anyone in his family really -- he raised himself -- so I think the fact that his dad was dying made jim realize that he'd almost never met him. you know?

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I haven't talked about it much here, but my wife is prone to some pretty serious bouts of depression. It's very difficult to live with at times. - pmb Dec 1, 08:32 10
- I'm sure it's frustrating to effectively like lose your wife for days at a time. does she medicate, can I ask? my friend lisa had - amanda Dec 1, 08:41 5
  - She does medicate (as I described below). I'm not sure how much it helps. - pmb Dec 1, 08:55 3
    - (god I so feel for you because it's so hard not to sound unsupportive when you suggest other things, you know?) -- nm - amanda Dec 1, 09:05 2
      - That is exactly it. - pmb Dec 1, 09:13 1
        
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  - if not, there is also a curve for finding the right fit. I took Lexapro first and slept for 2 days. - groiny Dec 1, 08:43
- is she taking any medications for it? nm -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 08:39 3
  - Yes. But I think they basically help her not fall into the depression as often, but don't do that much when it happens anyway. -- nm - pmb Dec 1, 08:52 2
    - maybe they should up the dosage at those times? nm -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 08:53 1
      - They generally don't last so long that you could make those kinds of adjustments. -- nm - pmb Dec 1, 08:56
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- the "I don't have a boyfriend" depression is usually "I'm not being social enough" depression. in a weird way, working retail is invigorating because - amanda Dec 1, 08:26 7
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  - I wonder if there's any correlation between people prone to depression and people prone to social anxiety? -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:27 5
    - this horrible and insane woman with whom I work has a daughter who suffers from severe social anxiety and her counselor (??) actually advised her - amanda Dec 1, 08:32 3
      - immersion therapy -- nm - Epiphany Dec 1, 09:17
      - (god, sometime I shuold tell you guys about insane tracy. matt and I *love* her. in the fairy tale construct of our store, - amanda Dec 1, 09:00
      - I can see that - znufrii Dec 1, 08:56
    - There's a link between depression and anxiety for sure. -- nm - loosilu Dec 1, 08:28
- For people who are prone to depression, many different things can bring it on and depression it not necessarily logical. - ty97 Dec 1, 08:23 18
  - also, the "I don't have a boyfriend" depression could be a chicken/egg thing. -- nm - loosilu Dec 1, 08:24
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    - If it's actually depression, in the clinical sense, then I don't see what you'd get upset about it -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:26 11
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        I don't think you have any clue how depression works. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:38 9
        
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        The first thing to accept is that depression (actual, real depression) is not a choice. - ty97 Dec 1, 08:58 6
        
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        right, and it's not a guaranteed or quick fix. For instance I had a close friend who fought it for over a decade. NOTHING worked. You can't imagine - loosilu Dec 1, 09:03
        
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        I think so many of our social issues are like that. just change the situation and the person changes. like how I kicked my rage issues. - amanda Dec 1, 09:10
        
        I struggle with that same feeling, but one thing to remember is that the depression itself can make doing those things much, much harder for that - pmb Dec 1, 09:05 1
        
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        this, completely. -- nm - loosilu Dec 1, 08:38
  - This, very much. I have had several periods of severe depression that were brought on by nothing. It's not always "about" something. -- nm - loosilu Dec 1, 08:23 3
    - I found this take on the subject rather illuminating. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 1, 08:30 2
      - This has been my experience. Just feeling horrible, and no reason for it. Therefore no way to fix it. -- nm - loosilu Dec 1, 08:40 1
        
        When I first started medicating, it was a shock to discover that I was upset only when there was a reason for it. -- nm - loosilu Dec 1, 08:44

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