Posted by kirbyw on December 17, 2009, at 0:30:52
In reply to Re: Atypical Depression versus Bipolar Depression, posted by kirbyw on December 16, 2009, at 0:05:11
Not at all offended by Morganator's comment.
I am 62 years old. My childhood was somewhat paradoxical. There were a lot of good points, but my verbally abusive father, made life very difficult. My mother was a suicide when I was 19 and the Doctor suspects that she was bi-polar. After she died I became a virtual orphan, but survived mostly by bonding with friends and with their families, because I couldn't stand to be with my Dad and my step-mother. I call them my adoptive families.I had loads of therapy, almost constantly between the age of 21, up to about 40, mostly individual but some group. For the last 22 years I have had almost no therapy and that is something I miss. I was hospitalized for a severe depressive crisis in 1982 which is when I went on Parnate, and this cleared up the depression. I was able to get a Masters and a Doctorate in Psychology and have worked for 40 years, almost without interruption. I have done a lot of interesting things, in terms of my work, and have generally had a successful career. But I am single (gay) and did not wind up in a permanent relationship so I feel isolated in that sense.
I had long term relationships (3, 5, 6 years, etc) but eventually all of them ended.
I have close friends and good peer relationships, but I am currently living out of the U.S. which is a big disadvantage in terms of a lot of factors. I liked it for most of the 20 years that I have been here in Costa Rica, but now I am missing a lot of things about the U.S., but I really can't afford to move back at this point.The depression I have been going through off and on for the past six months, is the worst since my 1982 hospitalization, but Parnate still helps.
Anyway, I could go on, but that's a brief response to your comment.
Rick
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