Posted by Quintal on December 30, 2006, at 11:05:04
In reply to Re: Why not say NPD? » Quintal, posted by jimmygold70 on December 30, 2006, at 4:38:28
Most medications helped my depression and anxiety at least for a while but there was still something wrong with me even when I was doing well. I assumed the medications were ineffective because of this and requested others hoping they'd be better - that pattern continued for years hence my long and complicated treatment history. Klonopin was the most effective for anxiety and opiates for depression.
Obviously I know when people are smiling, frowning etc., it's the meaning of more subtle body language I struggle with. At times I have failed to understand what seem to be glaringly obvious cues with hindsight; e.g. I was once violently sick into the hand basin at my friend's university lodgings after a night of heavy drinking. I must have left it there and gone back to bed because in the morning my friend's flatmate cornered me on the stairs to tell me how she'd had to pick the sediment out with her bare hands when she needed to brush her teeth after breakfast. She left the conversation hanging with a wide grimace that lasted for about 10 seconds in which I stared back at her blankly wondering what was going on. It only occurred to me when ruminating over it a few days later that that pause had been her way of giving me the opportunity to apologise. That solved the mystery of why she'd suddenly started acting so coldly toward me - so I guess rumination does serve a useful purpose at times.............
I've committed many other more subtle social solecisms over the years due to misinterpreted facial expressions and gestures.
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