The best way I can explain the pain of depression to people who don't understand it is to say that I'd rather have cancer ( Read more... )

I don't even have the energy to enumerate all of the ways that depression defies logic ( Read more... )

So much for my much-needed day home alone.

How do you get out of such a predicament? I should know- I've had plenty of practice. I meant "....gracefully."

Harumph.

Looking out my window from my living room sofa, the G'town library is a city block (or less) away. Every Sunday a large group of motorcycles, mostly Harleys, meets there and goes rolling out in a big thundering bunch. This has been going on for some time and I've often wondered who they are and what the deal is. I really liked the idea that that ( Read more... )

I've decided against the ECT. Unless you mean Electric COCK Therapy. *That* I'm all about ( Read more... )

(I've already posted this link on FB, but stuff is easier to keep track of and discuss here ( Read more... )

My last serious ex is getting married on New Year's Eve. I just had a *feeling*. I googled his name and that of his girlfriend and found them on the Wedding Channel. I sent them a gift from the registry ( Read more... )

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This is a problem that has been affecting me deeply for many years. I just realized it has a name- Misophonia ( Read more... )

Everyone who knows me well knows that I'm prone to chronic depression, suicidal thoughts, and am quick to anger.

I have what is called "atypical depression" which is characterized by:
-overeating
-oversleeping
-leaden paralysis (the feeling like ones limbs are so heavy that they cannot be moved without great effort)
-mood reactivity (I experience mood ( Read more... )