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daleanime

(17,796 posts)

28. So tired of being tired...

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 01:21 PM

Feb 2012

it settles into body, into your bones. I don't remember ever not being tired.

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Slow Death By Depression [View all] Are_grits_groceries Feb 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Feb 2012 #1

And then I see a darkness... HereSince1628 Feb 2012 #2

K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2012 #3

Good read. I've lost enough friends to depression that I feel I have a good understanding. slackmaster Feb 2012 #4

also: anomie patrice Feb 2012 #5

Powerful. Dreadful. Terrifyingly real. Zenlitened Feb 2012 #6

Which meds? FrodosPet Feb 2012 #20

They don't work for me Londoncalling Feb 2012 #23

I can relate. Myrina Feb 2012 #7

I am reaching out to you and sending you a big HUG myrina. crunch60 Feb 2012 #18

major depression is so debilitating Marrah_G Feb 2012 #8

Since I moved to a much less sunny climate LaurenG Feb 2012 #9

My depression was never self-directed, which I know was unusual, but I was overcome by a terrible Brickbat Feb 2012 #10

And the meds often make you feel like RoccoR5955 Feb 2012 #11

A book bongbong Feb 2012 #12

One that really describes depression is William Styron's LuckyLib Feb 2012 #33

I do think depression can be rather misunderstood. Proles Feb 2012 #13

Clinical depression is not the same thing as existential angst or mourning. hedgehog Feb 2012 #14

I believe it never comes out of nowhere, that there is always a root cause or combination of factors slackmaster Feb 2012 #15

I agree with you that hormones can have an effect. hedgehog Feb 2012 #16

there's also been some research to suggest that early life adversity nashville_brook Feb 2012 #24

Well, I (thankfully) had little adversity or no trauma in my early life... YoungDemCA Feb 2012 #35

thanks for the oP mdmc Feb 2012 #17

Six months out of work, tapping my retirement money to survive. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #19

I am worried about you. I identify with your post. I'm in danger of being laid off. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #41

very insightful comments annm4peace Feb 2012 #21

interesting post n/t RainDog Feb 2012 #22

Awesome reply ProgressiveATL Feb 2012 #32

One tip for those with low energy. timesup Feb 2012 #25

The hidden toll of depression is horrible... YoungDemCA Feb 2012 #26

I have a degree in psych and clinical training, but my understanding took a quantum leap recently slackmaster Feb 2012 #29

Even with all the psychiatric support in the world people sometimes choose suicide. undeterred Feb 2012 #39

Take care. You could be my beloved little brother talking. He has been fighting this since he was a jwirr Feb 2012 #27

So tired of being tired... daleanime Feb 2012 #28

Psychedelics including ketamine and mushrooms have shown great promise Danascot Feb 2012 #30

Churchill called his Depression "the black dog". Odin2005 Feb 2012 #31

kick Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #34

Was in a state of depression for 6 years. RebelOne Feb 2012 #36

Some don't respond to meds, but many do. Vattel Feb 2012 #37

Spot fucking on. easttexaslefty Feb 2012 #38

Good post and I know what chronic depression is like fujiyama Feb 2012 #40

Watch Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #42

.. mdmc Mar 2012 #43