Posted by Gracie2 on January 20, 2001, at 1:05:53
In reply to Depression - 2 sides to it - normal??!, posted by kevinp_au on January 19, 2001, at 21:55:19
In my own humble opinion, you have pretty much described a bi-polar personality. If there's a "happy" side to manic depression, I don't see it myself. To me, the insomnia, anxiety and hyper-activity describe mania. In this state, I over-do everything. I'm not a mall rat, but I can go to the grocery or drugstore and buy everything in sight, including fish food for fish that I don't have yet but plan on getting probably.In a depressive state, I'm incapable of doing anything. Just getting out of bed is a huge chore that is almost beyond me; I simply can't handle it, can't face another day. I'm so disappointed to find myself awake and not dreaming, it makes me want to cry.
I imagine that "normal" means you are actually capable of celebrating the day; you wake up and have things you want to do, goals you want to meet, people you want to see. You care about what's going on in your world. I would give up my dream house, the one overlooking the ocean, if I could wake up every day and feel like that.
Carpe diem-
Gracie
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