Posted by Dima on August 21, 2010, at 12:13:33
In reply to Re: I feel horrible » Dima, posted by ed_uk2010 on August 20, 2010, at 17:48:27
> It sounds like major depression. Depression does not necessary mean that you will feel 'sad'. Many of the symptoms which you mention are very typical of depression eg. lack of enjoyment of anything (anhedonia), constant feeling of distress which is difficult to describe and not clearly caused by any external situation, difficulty concentrating, loss of libido, low energy and insomnia.
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> Can you tell us more about the blurry thoughts which are jumping around your head? I know this is difficult to describe. Are the thoughts very repetitive?
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> Also, did you experience any symptoms when you were a young child or only as a teenager? Any symptoms noticed by your family or teachers?
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> Finally, have you ever experienced periods where you felt very excited, impulsive, or energetic? Thoughts racing through your head, many new ideas, rapid speech, reduced need to sleep?
Thoughts are usually more ideas than actual sentences. I can't steer my thoughts how I'd like for very long. I guess it's brain fog, probably. Not much is repetitive unless I'm worried about something specific.The only symptoms people notice are me being quiet and irritable. Ever since at least kindergarden, I've been shy and not that happy. It was hard to notice because it happened so slowly, but I may have been getting worse. It's very hard to remember how I felt that long ago.
In December, after going low carb, I had a week of the only period that might be considered manic. I don't think I was, though. I felt close to normal, doing normal errands and not hating it.
Also, I don't think I mentioned that I feel almost no emotion. I didn't feel sad when my mom died in 2006. It's very hard to enjoy tv when your favorite tv show might as well be cspan because I don't feel any of the characters' emotions.
Thanks ed.
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