Posted by ricardo on September 8, 2007, at 17:30:10
Hi Everyone!
It's been quite a while since I last posted here... After taking ADs for about a year, I felt OK and went off all of them. I had a few bouts every now and then (including a big one), but somehow I went through without medication, just therapy. Now I think I need to take something, since I'm feeling really unwell. I have an appointment with a psychiatrist this Monday. I guess I have all symptoms of clinical depression, and I've been like this for over 3 weeks. However, my depression always has an strong element of fear. There are specific fears (which many people would certainly defined as irrational) which totally dominate my thoughts. Irrational as they may seem, they feel real to me. My question is, does depression often include irrational fears, or cause you to be totally overwhelmed by very negative thoughts you just have no control over? Or do I really have problems--real problems-- (which are causing all those fears) and my feeling bad about them is just reality, not depression? Sorry my being so unclear, but the truth is, I feel miserable but my sadness seems to stem from something real (even though it's difficult to realize how real it is).
Many thanks,
Ricardo
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