Posted by atypical on August 17, 2009, at 10:45:28
In reply to Re: Thinking about suicide » ceres, posted by Maxime on August 17, 2009, at 10:01:47
> The strange thing is that I am working on a reseach paper for my PhD application. I am able to force myself to do that. And it's weird that I on the one hand, I am planning to do my PhD, and on the other hand, I am busy writing suicide notes and obituaries. How can the two co-exist?
Oh, please believe me when I tell you I understand completely! I can go to parties and have conversations and go work and be very depressed inside. I think that the stereotype of depression really needs to be changed. It doesn't mean that we are bedridden or sitting on the couch watching TV all day. Many of us are functioning, but not necessarily at a high level. Some of us are indeed functioning at a high level intellectually, which perhaps makes us forget about the depression or something.
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