Posted by Lorraine on March 20, 2001, at 20:52:47
In reply to Re: treatment resistant depre Scot, Sweetmarie » SLS, posted by sweetmarie on March 20, 2001, at 14:52:08
{There were a couple of people on the last ward I was in, who had been there over a year, and since his (specialist) plan is to keep me `in` until I`m better, I have visions of becoming one of those saddoes.}
How long does you pdoc tend to keep people in? What's the average? I suspect he wants this so that he can treat you aggressively, changing meds frequently and monitoring the side effects. When people suggest to me that I just "accept" my illness ("So, OK, you can't leave the house. Well, is there a way for you to get comfortable with that and just accept those limitations?") I grit my teeth, then I smile and say sweetly "that's not an option". My depression is hybernation and if I go there and just sit with it for a while it is brain death, slowly but surely all of the lights in my brain go out one by one. So for me there is no other option but to fight the disease everyday whether I feel "optimistic" or not. I fight because there is no other alternative.
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