Posted by pinkeye on February 24, 2005, at 14:02:02
In reply to Why Do I Feel Like This?, posted by 10derHeart on February 24, 2005, at 11:02:05
Hi 10derHeart,
I believe, there is no "Happily Ever After" kind of thing in real life - in anything.. not in marriage, not with kids, not with work and definitely not with life and therapy.
So if you are expecting yourself to feel perfectly happy and blissful after you reached a certain stage of cure, that is a mistaken belief.
When you said I described myself as cured, I only said I kind of got the basic things all worked out and dealt with - there are no major blocks or hurdles in my way anymore. It is like saying I landed an important job. But then, there is the remaining part of doing well on the job, and keeping it and progressing further.
I am expecting for myself, that there will be times I will feel depressed and kind of regress a little back, but I know that I will be able to pick myself up if that happens. And I have decided to have some support in the form of therapy for my lifetime perhaps.. maybe go and check in with a therapist once in a month or something like that.
As long as you feel the basic framework of your life is completed, and that you will be able to either pick yourself up out of short bouts of depression or get help, I think you be fine.
Also since we go through several incidents in our lives, it is perhaps not very realistic to hope for a 100 % perfect mental health. As long as you keep yourself above the 75 % or some mark you set for yourself, you should be fine.
Allow yourself to feel down whenever you need to.. only make sure you pick yourself up.
Pinkeye.
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