Posted by sweetmarie on June 30, 2001, at 6:02:59
In reply to Re: RESPONSE ?????, posted by susan C on June 29, 2001, at 15:20:45
> I check in on this board because I am looking and learning and appreciating how hard everybody is working. I hope this helps.
Hi Susan,
Thanks for your reply.
I think that it is a good idea to keep a visual record of mood. On really bad (`0` - `1/10`) days it`s very easy to think that nothing has changed, when really there has been change; just not drastic. When I look at my record for the 3rd week of my admission (to hospital) compared to the latest one, I can see that there has been: no change in my morning mood, a slight improvement in my afternoon mood, and a definite improvement in my evening mood.
Like you, I would be more than satisfied with a constant `5` or 6/10`. `7/10` would be completely brilliant. All I want is a `platform` from which I can function, and get some enjoyment from life instead of wishing myself out of existence.
Unlike you, I`m not bipolar - just plain old unipolar, so I don`t get `highs` at all. The staff at the hospital describe low mood as `flat`. To be honest, `flat` sounds fine by me - it`s the intensely painful severe depression that I can`t deal with.
IF I can get to a constant `6/10`, I will be well satisfied - I have the rest of my life to achieve the remainder. I`m just so far below the level, I can do virtually nothing. I also know that I will have to live a very different life to the one I led when I was younger - stress has played a major part in my illness. This is O.K. though.
I suppose I`m wondering whether the improvement I have seen is `sufficient`, `normal`, or `to be expected` given that I`ve been on the combination for 7 weeks.
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Thanks again for your reply - I hope you achieve `10/10`s before too long.
Regards,
Anna.
poster:sweetmarie
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