ENDO Messages for April, 2007: Re: endo and depression

Re: endo and depression

From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Apr 16 13:16:45 2007

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I absolutely have suffered with depression through this ordeal. There were times until just recently that I would cry for no reason at all, a cute commercial, dropped a fork...didn't take much. When I was feeling really awful I would just come home from work and get in bed or lay on the couch. I've lost touch with alot of friends because I just couldn't bring myself to talk to anyone. I've been in therapy now for about 6 months. It really took me a while to work through the back and forth of feeling guilty for not being able to be the person I used to be, wanting to be able to talk to someone but thinking they wouldn't want to hear it, not wanting to be felt sorry for, and wanting people to understand. I was actually put on an antidepressant recently as part of my treatment for fibromyalgia. It was something I was really hesitant to do because I thought the meds would make me feel or act loopy. Fortunately now that I've found one that works for me I am feeling so much better. I sleep through the night and I just feel more capable of dealing with what is thrown at me. But, as I mention, alot of that has come through therapy too. Having a chronic pain condition does a number on your emotions and your relationships. It took me along time to get some help because I thought I should be strong enough to deal with it. As if suffering in silence some how made me a better person or stronger patient. If your insurance will cover therapy I encourage you to find someone to talk to. It is a hard step to make, but a helpful one. Alyson

At Sun, 15 Apr 2007, anonymous wrote: >
>does anyone else suffer at times with depression? I feel like I am going
>crazy at times. I will be doing great and then the pain comes and wham
>I get so tearful, etc....I feel like a complainer when I tell people how
>bad I feel. I feel like I let everyone around me down. But, then I
>also feel mad that people do not get it. It just stinks.

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