Hi Audrey: I think you are very eloquent all by yourself.
Here's my definition of Clinical Depression:
Finding yourself descending ever deeper into your own
personal 9 Circles of Hell
Food that tastes like ashes in your mouth
Looking at the family you love gathered around the
Christmas tree on Christmas morning and feeling...nothing
Lying in bed thinking you must be dying because you feel so
bad but not caring
Losing your laughter
Not feeling capable of doing the work you love
Being afraid all the time
Counting the days, hours, minutes, seconds that the
psychiatrist said it would take for the anti-depressant to
kick in...
Carole
--- Audrey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Only someone who has not had cd would suggest that one
> who had it should *
> stay busy*as a help..If it is about motivation that is a
> foreign term while
> in the dark place we all know who are cd. I get upset
> when I was advised to
> stay busy as if I didn't know that it made sense once,
> but no longer did in
> the worst hours. None of us choose to be cd and can only
> expect to have our
> moods more even with less deep dips in the road. I
> appreciate the kind
> advice in the spirit it is offered, yet all who say this
> are not helpful no
> matter how well meaning. Maybe someone else who has cd
> has a better
> description of the darkness and the fear and despair that
> is within it than
> I have. It needs to be posted for all to see and heed.
>
> *Seattle* Audrey friend of pwp aussie John 49/42/38 ?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: " janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 8:32 AM
> Subject: Re: depression /cd / bootstraps
>
>
> > At 02:00 PM 2000/05/09 +0100, "Sinead Aungier
> <[log in to unmask]>"
> wrote:
> > >The best cure for depression is to be busy because
> when you're busy
> you're
> > >not thinking about how you feel. But also don't
> overdo things or you'll
> > >tire yourself out. I'd also recommend eating well and
> getting plenty of
> > >vitamin C and not letting your body overheat
> especially at night.
> >
> >
> > if this is advice for those suffering clinical
> depression [cd]
> > i'm afraid it's not very good advice
> >
> > dr. david burns describes the single most debilitating
> symptom of cd
> > as 'the paralysis of will' - 'keeping busy' just aint
> in the picture
> >
> > a friend also told me that
> > the reason people with cd walk around with their heads
> hanging down is
> > they are looking for those 'bootstraps' they are
> supposed to 'pull
> themselves up' with
> >
> > a little education goes a long way
> >
> > janet
> >
> > janet paterson
> > 53 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
> > 613 256 8340 / PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0
> Canada
> > come visit my website "a new voice" at:
> > http://www.geocities.com/janet313/
> >
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