HELP: How often how deeply do you get depressed?

Posted by Don_Bristol on April 9, 2006, at 10:17:24

I would like to ask you about depth of depression. I need some help to understand my experience of depression so far.
I am 40 and all my life I have been diagnosed as "depressed". All my life I have stumbled along in my own way. The joys never very great. And I guessed that was depression.
But late last year I went into a really deep depression. It lasted only a few weeks. I think psychiatrists call this MAJOR DEPRESSION.
Then it was back to my usual sort of depression. My usual depression is more like dysthmia than the full depression.
This made me wonder about people who are said to be depressed. ISTR that it is rare for someone to be in a major depression for "long". But what does that mean? How long is long?
Maybe you can help clarify this for me.
I would also like to know about this:

How often do you go into major depression?
How long does it tend to last?
What is it like for you in between the major depressions?
Thanks!

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