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dragonyphoenix ([personal profile] dragonyphoenix) wrote2011-10-09 08:06 pm
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I'm Eeyore

I have been getting more and more depressed. At first it was only workdays, but then it started extending into the weekends. Today I burst into tears. It was just for a few minutes but it was over pretty much nothing. I'd been feeling like crying all morning and it finally burst out of me.

My friend Anne agreed with me that it might be hormonal (perimenopause), but also said this: "You are depressed a lot, so I wonder if you've ever talked to someone about chronic clinical depression? I have friends and family members who have been greatly helped by very mild and temporary medication--sometimes your brain chemistry just needs to be kicked back in the right direction."

I don't know. I don't want to take something with a bunch of side effects, but I am getting more and more miserable over time. ;-(

[identity profile] dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com 2011-10-10 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, and thanks for the offer to chat. I do appreciate it! *hugs back*

[identity profile] forsaken2003.livejournal.com 2011-10-10 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a problem I know this is a very hard discussion and that a lot of people dont understand it and even fear it so they dont know how to help their loved ones when they need it.

[identity profile] dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com 2011-10-11 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I haven't even come near discussing this with family, well other than Kat and she's more family of the heart.