Posted by SLS on March 8, 2009, at 8:49:28
In reply to Re: What would you trade for remission of depressi, posted by meltingpot on March 7, 2009, at 13:28:54
> Scott,
>
> My God, I never realised you were that bad. What goes through your mind when you are in that state?Survival. The acceptance of pain.
> How did you manage to get yourself to any appointments?I don't know. Automatic pilot, I guess.
I don't usually describe exactly what my personal experiences were with severe depression in the way I did here. The NIMH considered me to be about the worst case they had ever seen. They actually took a few risks with me because "You are very sick." One risk they took landed me in bed and delirious for days. When I finally came out of it, I couldn't account for where I had lost so much time.
I guess I don't like to play "can you beat this" regarding severity of depression. I did meet one person whose depression was worse than mine. I had never seen so severe psychomotor retardation. Unfortunately, she took her own life several months later.
- Scott
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