tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post6852526177032442875..comments2023-11-03T09:07:11.559-06:00Comments on Depressed (but not unhappy) Mormon Mommy: That's Why People Have Psychiatrists!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08214008384316494193noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post-64705044922544320202008-06-12T18:05:00.000-06:002008-06-12T18:05:00.000-06:00How odd. I didn't think you were buzzing or overly...How odd. I didn't think you were buzzing or overly bubbly at enrichment... but that was because I was too busy mentally chastising myself that every word that came out of my mouth was snarky. It had been so long since I had any kind of conversation with anyone outside my household that I've forgotten how to do it. Isn't it amazing how true it is that "in the quiet heart is hidden sorrow that the eye can't see."Coffinberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733100127011713348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post-72442440185944011392008-06-11T22:31:00.000-06:002008-06-11T22:31:00.000-06:00Char--why is it that we only find our honesty in t...Char--why is it that we only find our honesty in the blogosphere :)<BR/><BR/>Kelly--as a friend you did the right thing for me: Just taking it as it was and letting me do what I needed to do. Going home and going to bed was the only thing that was going to put an end to the depression. Well, that and crying a little to the husband. Maybe that's one reason people don't like to talk about their depression or mental illnesses. Friends and family will want to know what to do to help and the truth is it can't be helped. A lot of it you just have to endure. Refraining from judgement is always good though. That's one thing I appreciate about our friendship. You just take me as I am and don't expect me to be what I'm not. Thanks for that!<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth-W--I started keeping track of it on my calendar since I was keeping track of everything else (menstrual cycle, ovulation indicators, eating disordered days). I just need the objective information sometimes. I know I can't always trust my emotional perspective.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214008384316494193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post-63090900645307404762008-06-11T14:06:00.000-06:002008-06-11T14:06:00.000-06:00Great post. I've known people to quit their meds a...Great post. I've known people to quit their meds and they'll report that their brain starts 'zinging', or lightning brain, or popping in the head. <BR/>Some you can easily quit, but other definitely need a taper. I think when you're trying to find one that works for you, if the dr switches you from one to another version of ssri you don't have to do so much tapering off, which is a good thing. <BR/>Kelly, I think what you're describing isn't depression so much as sadness and grief and loss. Eventually, you came out of it, and probably in an amount of time others would see as reasonable or 'normal'. <BR/>I think it's hard to know what is a bad day and what is the illness, you know? I mean, even those of us who are unipolar have bad days, and we're able to attribute it to just being a bad day, when the universe is aligned not in our favor. But when you're trying to find a good med combo and you have a bad day, it just makes it trickier. <BR/>Keeping track over many months is really smart.Elizabeth-Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215621448451413460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post-61258140584853659632008-06-11T12:39:00.000-06:002008-06-11T12:39:00.000-06:00Hey there, it's been good for me to read your post...Hey there, it's been good for me to read your post, and your blog in general, just to understand things a little better. The night we played DDR, for example, I honestly wouldn't have known anything was wrong just by looking at you. You were smiling and very cheerful looking, even while explaining to us that you very suddenly felt like you needed a good cry. If I hadn't known about your depression, I think I wouldn't really have understood. Even still, sometimes I don't.<BR/><BR/>As an outsider's perspective, the times I have really felt depressed have been the really low times in life, like when the guy I dated for two years dumped me, or when the 7-year-old daughter of one of my best friends died of an inoperable brain tumor. But when those were happening, I looked sad, I felt sad, and everyone knew why. And in a fairly short time, the sun came back out and the general happiness was back.<BR/><BR/>So to find out that people who seem chronically happy to me are actually fighting off depression is a real eye-opener. Because I would give anything to look that happy and smile that much. The other thing that surprises me is that missing a pill has no side effects until about a week later. That's got to make it very hard to know if it's working or not, or when to quit or cut back.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, my question would be, when something like this happens, where you suddenly need a good cry, what can we as your friends do to best help? Is it best to leave you alone, or is it better to shower you with more attention? What is your preference?<BR/><BR/>And I do apologize if my competitive nature came out during the game and contributed to the problem. The intent was just to have some fun -- because you are a fun person, after all.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350680422969568303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336931173750264195.post-41086304985863995152008-06-11T07:00:00.000-06:002008-06-11T07:00:00.000-06:00Wow - I had heard all the pieces of that story bef...Wow - I had heard all the pieces of that story before but never the put-together version! Glad you decided to quit messing with your meds. I was just researching weaning off Wellbutrin last night - it said one of the side effects can be mania. And immediately I was like, no thanks - I'm manic enough;)<BR/><BR/>Great honest post Lou!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.com