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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Re: They are getting much better

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

There are some -- MAOI, for a start. Stay _well_ away from the diazepines.

However, if Alaric is so gun-shy of antidepressants I'd recommend Cognitive Behaviour Therapy instead.

AND treatment of the chronic pain, as CBT's not likely to work well without it.

Big hugs to all of you, btw.

Re: They are getting much better

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

There are others, yes. The MAO inhibitors are not without their own set of problems. And yes, I intend to stay very far away from benzodiazepines, not least from having learned after the events of 1993 that they're the most addictive drugs used in psychiatry today.