diagnosis, gotten treatment, gotten better, you just "know" when it's
happening again. I think it's a bit hard to describe and your first time in
a full-blown depression I don't think most people recognize it for what it
is. The safest thing to do is go see someone qualified to evaluate you. A
psychiatrist or psychologist can ask all the right questions and/or give you
one of the many diagnostic tests and determine if you are depressed, how
depressed, and what needs to be done about it. It's also a real bitch trying
to "treat yourself" when you don't know what you're doing. Now that I'm
"experienced" with it, I can often do non-medical things to combat it
(eliminate alchohol and caffeine, cut back on sugar, exercise more, get more
sunlight, get enough sleep, etc.). But, until you know what you're dealing
with, I don't recommend self-treatment.
-d
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From: "Paul Ihrig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:45 AM
Subject: depression
> just curious if any one on the list has had it.
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> i have always had it mildly. since i was 12 or so.
> but was always some thing that seemed to be a layer to my personality.
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> but lately i cant seem to shake this feeling of dread/hopelessness.
> i am sure part of it is not working & self esteem.
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> but how do you know when it is bad?
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