Posted by harry b. on May 4, 2000, at 16:13:18
In reply to Does Not Depressed = Happy?, posted by shar on May 3, 2000, at 21:12:15
Is it reasonable to "expect" happiness, or just the absence of depression?
Hi Shar-I'm not quite where you are, that is I haven't
made it back to work yet and I'm having a lot
of trouble attending to my personal affairs. I
have gotten past the point of feeling such despair
that I wanted to end my life. That is very positive.I can't say that I've ever been happy. There have
been a few glimmers of happiness, but they were
so brief and ephemeral that I barely had time to
recognize them. There have been a few periods
when I enjoyed my life, but is that happiness?I've gotten an interesting education these past
few months. The gist of it is that we each have to
work very hard to create our own happiness. Some
of us have a more difficult journey than others.
I know that sounds trite but I'm beginning to be
a believer.I do not think meds can create happiness. Meds can
save us from ourselves and allow us to continue
the fight.Be well
poster:harry b.
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