Reply #20: Ya think?

[BarenakedLady]

No, I'm not trying to be sarcastic. Depression runs rampant (mostly with the females) on my mom's side of the family. So I do (and always have) had the support of my mom, who also suffers from depression/anxiety on occasion. Her sister (my aunt) is bipolar and has been on Lithium, institutionalized, ECT'd, attempted suicide several times, etc. She has been relatively stable for a decade or so. Her daughters also have depression issues as well.

There certainly is a physical pain associated with depression, that weight you described in the chest. With anxiety, I also get heart palpitations, I get very shaky, tingly, faint, it can be physically painful as well.

I don't know if it is always the case, but someone in a severe depression cannot cry, or rarely cries. Once my meds started working a bit, I found myself feeling more again, that's when the crying started. My therapist said that is often true. Because when you are severely depressed, you can be numb to a lot of your feelings. :shrug: I don't know, it's just a theory. Everyone is different.