Posted by Racer on December 4, 2003, at 20:28:52
In reply to Re: If it's not one thing... » Racer, posted by noa on December 4, 2003, at 19:53:58
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> But you are right--when we come out of our deep depression, we have to face the mess that piled up while we were in there. And that is so stressful.See, that's why I'm here: you understand about this stuff. That alone helps so much.
> Either way, if your hair is falling out, something is not right.
The doctor says, "well, any dermatologist will tell you that stress can cause alopecia..." I checked online, and found that there's something called (don't quote my spelling, it's from rotten memory) telogenic effluvium or something like that, where hair starts falling out all over the head from stess. The articles said it wasn't medically significant, and usually the hair grows back. I'm waiting...
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> But also, be patient with yourself. Even though you are feeling much better than you were, you just came out of an extremely severe depressive episode.And that paragraph illustrates what I really need, to be reminded that it's OK not to be "all better" overnight. I need someone to remind me that I'm recovering, that it really was as bad as I think it was, and that recovering is a process rather than an event. Thank you for helping take care of me.
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