Posted by Greg A. on October 25, 2001, at 15:47:21
In reply to This is what life is like for me right now, posted by juliedealer on October 25, 2001, at 13:13:18
Julie - what a step to 'confide' what your day is like. You really want to make a change, but it's so hard to start. Some people say to replace one addiction with another, but a more positive one. When I quit smoking many years ago, I went for a run every evening when the urge to smoke was really getting to me. Feeling awful when I ran would remind me of why I wanted to quit smoking. Sounds dumb, but it worked for me.
Julie - you really do sound depressed, in the clinical sense of the word. That's why I say your description is so familiar. During my times of bad depression I was scared to answer the phone, scared that someone would want me to think and have meaningful things to say. I couldn't even read a book. No concentration, and sometimes not even the ability to decide what to read. So lots of TV and lots of drinking. I drank the most when my depression was at its worst.
I have been through quite a few ADs and I find they get me to the point where I can do something about myself. They are not the cure in themselves, but without them I feel hopeless.
If you are okay with it, give me a bit of a history of your experience with depression. You said it runs in the family.
Let's face it, two screwed up minds are likely better than one!Greg.
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