Depression sucks.

[unixronin]

And there's not a lot more than that to say.

My parents know a psychologist who does disability evaluations in Spokane, Washington.  When the subject of my foot trouble and the continuous pain came up in connection with applying for disability, he said, "Of course he's depressed.  Everyone who's in constant pain is depressed."

I hate that it's so hard to find joy in anything any more, or find sufficient motivation to do things.

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There are all sorts of bad doctors, not just psychiatrists

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

My migraines were dismissed as "allergy headaches" by my allergist for years. I have been mishandled by chiropractors and more appropriately and holistically helped by physical therapists.

One psychiatrist I know is now working on with a radical therapy which is totally inappropriate for unixronin. However, periodically, I say a prayer for him and the progress of his research, because he's working to end the practice of electroconvulsive therapy for intractible depression through the use of magnetic treatments. It sounds absolutely crazy when described that simply, but the science is sound. I worked for a university's chemistry department for 20 years and a med school psychiatry department for three and can puzzle through a NMR/MRI abstract and most psychiatry papers. The research in this area looks like it's going somewhere. I hope it works.

Re: There are all sorts of bad doctors, not just psychiatrists

[jilara.livejournal.com]

I can hope medical research continues to look into different solutions, since we too often fall into one-size-fits-all treatments. I have more than a little interest in that my grandfather, grandmother, and father's brother were all in medicine (and I almost went into pharmacy, myself).