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Jan 14 13 9:45 AM
Proptart:
Depression is a fickle thing. When you are deep in depression, you know something is wrong.
· Your passions disappear
· You get irritated all the time
· You may start crying at no reason
· You just want to sleep (sometimes not wanting to wake up)
· Shame replaces any form of confidence
· An overwhelming feeling of worthlessness comes over you
· Your feelings are consumed by AA (Anger,Apathy)
o Anyone asking for an opinion you either feel AA
o Anyone wants you to do a favor you feel AA
o Anyone want you to go get help you feel AA
o Etc , etc
What complicates this is if the depressed person is a man. A poster on this forum, Vin mentioned that there maybe a correlation with depression and testosterone levels. I also think that how ingrained male gender roles have been learned by the depressed person will have an effect. I think there is one person on this forum who’s depressed S.O. grew up in a military family. Look at how contradictory traditional military roles conflict with healing depression.
· Pain is weakness leaving the body
· 2nd place is the 1st loser
· Don’t be a pansy cryin to yer mama
· Suck it up soldier
· Etc etc
So when I mention caring and apathy: the depressed usually wants to do something, but doesn’t know how. His/her opinions are so clouded that basic decisions are difficult.
· It becomes easier to be apathetic.
· Like asking, “where to go for dinner?”
· Opinions based questions “Do you like the red one or the blue one?
Because the depressed knows something is wrong, they are trying to overcome AA. They don’t know how, and there is probably a chemical inbalance in the brain preventing them from feeling good things. Does this make ssense? I am only 1 opinion. Let me know how else I can help.
-Wrong way
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