I read the description for dysthymia and
it sounds like me, as long as I can
remember.
I have better days. I call them "good
days" where things don't seem so bad and
it usually lasts for only a week or two,
sometimes less. The good days are never
really happy days, just days where I'm not
in pain or feeling terrible about myself.
I'm almost numb with some fleeting
feelings of contentment. I'm still get
tired easily and can't really
concentrate.
Then everything comes crashing down on me
and the pain is just so overwhelming and
everything seems so hopeless. The good
things I really do never seem to be that
great and I focus more on my weaknesses.
The things I can't fix. Or I say something
out of being irritable and feel guilty
about it for a day or two. Or say
something that may have been perceived the
wrong way and I'm beating myself up over
it. Or get angry at someone for doing
something that really isn't that
significant.
I'm critical everything around me and I
call myself a realist. I sometimes feel
really negative around others even though
I don't think I am negative.
My relationships and performance at work
has suffered and I feel that if I don't
straighten up, I will lose my job
eventually.
I keep thinking that running away or
finding a new job will solve my problems.
I'm struggling with getting help due to
the better days I have. It cycles. I often
question myself. Am I really chronically
mildly depressed? Do I really need help?
Is this normal?
Do you have better days with dysthymia?
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 05-14-08 15:35pm
Also sounds much like Bipolar Depression.
That also runs in cycles and sometimes
even anger. I use to call them "Hills and
Valleys". I would recommend you talk to
you doctor about this and try and get some
control over it before it completly has
control over you.
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updownman
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Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 6
depressed Posted: 05-19-08 10:15am
As the last poster said, you need to get
into a doctor right away. If you can't
afford a doctor then go into the county
mental health clinic. One symptom of
depression is anger.
There are meds that will take this down
feeling away so go for it. I used to think
my job caused depression, so I switched
and reswitched. Sure enough the depression
followed like a wolf and ate at me again.
My meds really help.
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antigone
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Posted: 05-19-08 13:05pm
I concur with the former two posts.
Depression hurts psychologically and
physically. Go see a psychiatrist and have
an evaluation done. You don't have to be
in pain like this. I hope you will seek
some professional help.
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sjoshs
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Posted: 07-14-08 06:54am
You sound like me.
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Macy12
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Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 1
Re:effects of dysthymia Posted: 07-15-08 03:53am
Mood and personality are the emotional
weather and emotional climate of
individuals, so the symptoms of mood and
personality disorders naturally overlap.
The thought schemas that cognitive
therapists find at the roots of major
depression and dysthymia — certain
beliefs about the self, the world, and the
future — are also the basis of
depressive personality.
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