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Posted by Abby on January 11, 2000, at 21:09:23
I was sitting at my computer reading thew Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health.
I was feeling blah--somewhat depressed, able to receive information, but not feeling up
to creating (i.e. writing) anything. It's the kind of
feeling where you don't realize how bad it is until it
gets better. I felt guilty for feeling bad about how I
felt, because it should not have been that bad etc.
So, in the section on brain structure and function, I
was reading about how chronic stress and depression may
permanently damage the hippocampus, that the dendrites
of the neurons actually atrophy. It's one thing to think
that your chemicals are off; it's quite another to think
that part of your brain is no good.I thought, oh my god, I'm doomed. And then about an hour
later I laughed at myself. Feeling guilty about having
been depressed in the past obviously meant that I was mildly
depressed. That, if anything, would only make whatever
brain damage I'd already experienced worse. So, I
resolved to quit worrying and laugh at the absurdity
of it all.
Posted by Noa on January 11, 2000, at 21:48:20
In reply to The depressing thing about depression, posted by Abby on January 11, 2000, at 21:09:23
Depression is depressing, and humor is healing.
FYI, back in the archives is a thread about the atrophied hippocampus, which we dubbed the "shrunken seahorse", and made light of it because it feels good.
Posted by hzydavy on January 12, 2000, at 20:28:26
In reply to Re: The depressing thing about depression, posted by Noa on January 11, 2000, at 21:48:20
> Depression is depressing, and humor is healing.
>
> FYI, back in the archives is a thread about the atrophied hippocampus, which we dubbed the "shrunken seahorse", and made light of it because it feels good.-
I've just found this board and find it to be helpful to see different people are going through similiar things(I declined the offer of group therapies).So on and so on...Humour is good...especially when you laugh at yourself in gently chastising manner.
Posted by Scott L. Schofield on January 13, 2000, at 22:15:23
In reply to The depressing thing about depression, posted by Abby on January 11, 2000, at 21:09:23
> I was sitting at my computer reading thew Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health.
> I was feeling blah--somewhat depressed, able to receive information, but not feeling up
> to creating (i.e. writing) anything. It's the kind of
> feeling where you don't realize how bad it is until it
> gets better. I felt guilty for feeling bad about how I
> felt, because it should not have been that bad etc.
>
>
> So, in the section on brain structure and function, I
> was reading about how chronic stress and depression may
> permanently damage the hippocampus, that the dendrites
> of the neurons actually atrophy. It's one thing to think
> that your chemicals are off; it's quite another to think
> that part of your brain is no good.
>
> I thought, oh my god, I'm doomed. And then about an hour
> later I laughed at myself. Feeling guilty about having
> been depressed in the past obviously meant that I was mildly
> depressed. That, if anything, would only make whatever
> brain damage I'd already experienced worse. So, I
> resolved to quit worrying and laugh at the absurdity
> of it all.You don't have to worry about worrying about your damaged hippocampus. You'll forget about it in no time.
- Scott
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