Posted by Peter S. on November 19, 2002, at 19:49:35
I just got rejected on a job interview because I wasn't "dynamic" enough. It would have been my first supervisory position and I understand their point. People have always considered me to be very mellow "quiet", low key, and self effacing (introverted). But I've also been mildly to moderately depressed most of my life and have felt that this isn't my true persona. I think I have lot's of bottled emotion which is stifled by the depression. When a med has worked I have felt a great increase in energy and sociabilityI don't mind being mellow by personality but it seems to be related to the depression, and it doesn't come off well when I want to move up in the world. Raising my energy level by force doesn't feel right and is exhausting.
Does anyone else feel like their depression has affected their personality on a long term basis?
There is a debate in psychology about "state" vs. "trait". Until meds worked for me (temporarily) depression seemed almost like a trait. But on some level I knew that it wasn't who I really was and I've been fighting for years to rediscover something lost when I was 3 or 4.I'd love to hear people's experiences/comments about this issue.
Cheers,
Peter
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