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Date Posted: 13:17:07 01/15/02 Tue
Author: Francie
Author Host/IP: 152.163.204.178
Subject: Re: The flipside of depression
In reply to: Eric R 's message, "The flipside of depression" on 12:42:52 01/15/02 Tue

Hi,
That was an interesting post. I am glad that Wellbrutin is working for you. Without medicine to take "the edge" off, I would be a blubbering idiot all the time. The up and down cycles that you describe I have experienced also, mostly when I am on the road to at least a semi-recovery. Can't say I can say I ever really recover, but there are levels of pain, and levels of happiness. I think my own self doubt and the underlying depression causes these emotional ups and downs, and I mean way up and way down. The depression says "oh, thats not the way to think... don't trust happiness... its much safer here in the dark and besides, you deserve it". My rational side says the hell with that! I want to live. I don't want to be ruled by my depression. So I am trying to live all things in moderation. It sounds terribly simple, but I am trying to breath deeper. Anxious people take shallow breaths. I am not doing very well today, being that I took a risk this weekend and admitted to someone close to me (ok, my mother) that I did not want her involved in a particular aspect of my life because I needed this thing for myself. Having her involved would have been very confusing for me. It was hard.

On a silly note. I read somewhere that people that floss their teeth are more financially successful than people who don't. Been flossing regularly for a couple months now, waiting for the money to flow. Ha.

Francie

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