I'm Eeyore

[dragonyphoenix]

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. ;-(

Comments

[lemorttoussaint.livejournal.com]

If you need someone to talk to or vent at, I can listen. Whatever you end up doing, meds or counseling or talking it through with friends, I hope it's the right thing for you and everything works out.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it's nice to have the reminder that I have someone willing to listen to me vent. While overall this has been getting worse, today I've been feeling much better since this morning, better than usual even. However I expect tomorrow (Monday that is) to be a big letdown.