I recently went to the docs with my dd's ear infection and at the end of the consultation, broke into tears and mentioned that I had been feeling very down and unhappy (I'm 28 wks pregnant and wondered if this was something to do with it). He referred me to the Community Psychiatric team and a CPDN came to visit me. Her assessment was that I am merely 'rather unhappy' rather than clinically depressed - so that's it then!
Frankly is there a fu**ing difference? Apparently the fact that I can still sleep at night, manage to get out of bed and go to work / look after dd and can motivate myself to leave the house means that I am okay. Has she not heard of a strong sense of responsibility - I would love to stay in bed, fester in my own misery and shut the world out....but I manage to keep it together and get on with it because I have things that I must do -like keep going for dd's sake...(btw I am not implicitly criticising people who have suffered from depression and secumbed to these symptoms - my own SIL had very serious depression and I witnessed it first hand and truly felt for her). Doesn't peoples' depression manifest itself in different ways...
Surely it can't be 'okay' that I feel continously down and find life a joyless experience at the moment? (which is not normal for me). I think I might benefit from ante depressants...but then what do I know!
Sorry this isn't meant to be a self pitying post - I just wondered what other peoples take on this might be? Any similar experiences etc?
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The difference between being 'very unhappy' and depressed
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handlemecarefully · 28/01/2004 10:07
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