Posted by Tabitha on July 5, 2012, at 23:41:53
In reply to Re: Despair with no apparent cause?, posted by moose1 on July 5, 2012, at 14:54:43
Hi moose,
Have you had medical testing to rule out possible physical causes? It really does sound unusual compared to what I know of mood disorders and PTSD. I don't know if it's typical of panic disorder though.I've had bouts of hopelessness and fear, but they don't stay at an intense level for weeks and weeks. I find the best coping technique is to think of it as brain junk. It's a mixed up signal, like what happens when people develop chronic pain conditions. Your brain is telling you life is hopeless and there's a big scary thing happening, but there's really nothing happening. I find it more useful to focus on functioning despite the brain junk than to probe for psychological causes.
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