Posted by banga on January 19, 2005, at 21:34:21
In reply to Re: MELANCHOLIC DEPRESSION, posted by linkadge on January 19, 2005, at 18:37:02
When they talk about melancholic depression, they essentially mean a really bad case of "typical" depression: ABSOLUTE loss of pleasure (NOTHING will get a rise out of you); it's usually worst in the morning; you may have psychomotor slowing that even others notice, you may talk slowly(actually sometimes it is agitation, but usually life is happening slow-motion); loss of apetite and weight, you may wake up way too early in the morning....
It's like the person has entered sort of a melancholic stupor, everything is black and you, too are simply nothing, just existing; maybe too depressed to even cry.That's different from atypical depression, where if something good happens it can at least put a smile on your face, even if it is half-hearted and shallow; more agitation and crying, etc.
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