The victim of depression

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Written two weeks ago:

Our culture is gradually learning not to stigmatise depression, but to recognise it as an illness which is at least partly treatable. For me, the most fortunate aspect of this (apart from the treatment, bless it) is that I can be open to my colleagues about my condition. I gulp down my citalopram with my morning decaf, and

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[ytaya]

I'm glad you have a good and supportive team around you at work. They can be the best defence against rabid HR people. I had some lengthy medical adventures this year (still ongoing, indeed; not life-threatening, just very annoying), and my management chain have been wonderful at fending off aggressive manoeuvres from HR.

I'm glad going home helped *hug*

[whitepaw]

*nuzzle* It's always interesting to read your words. Depersonalisation is a new word to me, but I have experienced it several times when tired.

[balinares]

I wish I could hug the depression right out of you. :(

[giro_batol]

Your depersonalisation sounds like my can't be bothered-ness so you see the deadline coming, and choose to do something else , the deadline arrives you miss it but you still can't be arsed.You know something will happen if you don't do something but it doesn't motivate you to do something about it, because you are disconnected !

My own experience of dealing with things you can't deal with is a variation of the black and white wolf (good and bad wolf in Indian spiritualism) i have an adult dog part of my personality and a puppy, when i can't cope with something i ask the inner adult dog to take over.