Posted by floatingbridge on May 26, 2011, at 18:44:22
In reply to Re: am I even depressed? » floatingbridge, posted by Dinah on May 26, 2011, at 13:19:07
Dinah,
Yes to the checklist, except, thank goodness, no real migraines and no full-blown IBS. I do have fibromyalgia. I've always responded at level ten on the volume scale; I do see lots of folks not register the same event, or if they do, it's not seismic.
So why do you bring this up? I fully admit to personality disorder nos, even if my pdoc hasn't bought it before.
I remember your own emergency med. It's not flying at my pdoc's office--not that yours would be mine.
There is talk about highly sensitive people. I think trying to get into a group therapy like dbt plus meds would be good for me.
And I think I have a week to practice the kindest, most effective way of asking my pdoc, what the f*ck are you wanting to tell me???!!!
Thanks, Dinah
> Perhaps you aren't. I firmly believe there's a subgroup of people with finely tuned nervous systems. Who respond differently to the sensory inputs. Who need a different kind of treatment than standard antidepressants (which can as often irritate the nervous system as calm it).
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> Do you get migraines?
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> Do you have IBS?
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> Do you fall apart after a crisis?
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> Do you often feel overwhelmed in a noisy room or someplace with a lot of visual stimulus?
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> Do your nerves jangle?
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> I think that's entirely different than a melancholic depression.
* and whoever gazes at the stars will never again be quite alone...
c-ptsd & attendant health concerns
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