Posted by baseball55 on December 23, 2013, at 21:01:06
In reply to Re: addicted to depression - possible?/Not for me, posted by linkadge on December 22, 2013, at 20:38:22
> In other words, I feel that my feelings are appropriate and justified and am therefore resistant to feeling more optimistic.
>
I don't associate depression with pessimism. When I'm depressed, all thoughts, positive or negative, cease. I am simply in pain and want to end the pain. Sometimes, I rouse myself enough to reach out to people and get help. Sometimes, I become virtually catatonic, sometimes actively suicidal. I will do anything to make it end.
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