Saw the PsychoLigist, She Says I Have Clinical Depression

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And that's about it. She had me fill out some boxes on paper and gave me a list to go through, I think I'm supposed to circle things I like, the instrustions aren't that clear.

maybe thats the test?

i always confoosled mine, they gave up... an example -:

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Them - "Would you say this glass is half full or half empty?"

Me - "Yes"

Them - "Which one?"

Me - "both"

Them - "How'd you figure that?"

Me - <points to bottom half> "that halfs full" <points to top half> "that halfs empty"

Them - "im trying to find out if you are an optamist or a pessimist..."

Me - "but im neither.... im a realist"

Them - <puts their hands to their face and makes a groaning noise>
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maybe this is the same

I hope you get better soon, ahayes. Forgive me for saying so, but I thought you might be depressed.

The glass is too big for the contents, that's all.

I have an inferior glass.

My glass is FULL... half with liquid and half with air.

It was a given you are depressed. I hope you can get good treatment. I was on Cymbalta, and it made me feel a bit better. Now I'm on something for my OCD and I'm feeling sad again because I'm off the Cymbalta.

I second that. I really hope that they try to help you though, rather than "fix" you.


never liked that word when used in a counseling setting....

AFL - I love your answers. I'm always doing stuff like that. Annoys the stuffing out of people. Hmm...maybe that's why they don't like me. Must have fun though.

Suicide is so polarized that I lie about my thoughts, I wish I really could talk about it.

I do. But you may be right in keeping quiet. I almost wish that we had an area where we could just vent even otherwise restricted stuff. But, I guess it's best to save that talk for somewhere where people are less likely to be really effected by it. At least my advice (and I think I know much of what you want to say) might help someone who thinks like I do.


EDIT: It might help if you did speak your mind. At least about how you feel about your own situation. Of course, we all know what everyone's going to say already.

That's clever. I never would have thought about that. Thanks for the inspiration.

Anyway, ahayes, I've been diagnosed with depression for about as long as I've known I have AS. I only went on medication last year but let me tell it works. It doesn't turn you into a zombie or anything else you might be worried about. It just corrects a chemical imbalance in your brain that allows you to think more clearly. Combined with cognitive behavior therapy (I might not have the term exactly right, ask your doctor) it'll definitely improve your life.

You'll notice dramatic differences in probably a month or two, but you'll need to stick with it for the rest of your life, since depression doesn't disappear, convenient as that would be.

But you need to be honest with your doctor. If you want to help yourself, you need to trust them. Their job is to help you and they are legally bound to keep everything the two of you say confidential. Which is damned good, because you'll need to tell them things you keep secret from everyone.