Hi Carol,

Welcome to the group! I found it such a relief when I was actually given a
diagnosis of dysthymia. I could never understand why my depression kept
reoccurring and is always hovering in the background. I have always known
that I don't suffer from severe depression, but researching (it took me ages
to think of that word!) dysthymia explains why I feel the way I do.

Like you, I am capable of holding a good job - I am reception supervisor at
a doctors practice and my manager cannot believe that I have a problem. I
find work helps and keeps me focused. Mind you, I am hopeless at home, I am
sure I was not put on this planet to do housework, cooking etc - it doesn't
come easy.

Like you, I get so frustrated and fed up when I have a bad day. I always
think, OK this is it, I am never going to feel better and then thankfully
after a few days it lifts.

The group has been very quiet over the last few weeks - I don't know if that
means if everyone is well, or everyone is feeling bad - I would like to
know.

Keep in touch

Regards

Sheena

-----Original Message-----
From: dysthymia@... [mailto:dysthymia@...] On
Behalf Of bly_spirit
Sent: 31 January 2007 16:48
To: dysthymia@...
Subject: [dysthymia] Oh the confusion...!

Hello All

Having recently been diagnosed with Dysthymia and put on prozac, my
world has somewhat been turned upside down. I have read with great
interest and relief some of your posts and a lot of it rings very
true to my own experiences.

At the moment, I'm trying to understand that I can finally move up
from first gear and get my brain into second, third and fourth (who
knows, one day I may even go turbo) and I don't have to resign
myself to the fact that I'm going to spend the rest of my life
dawdling along the inside lane whilst everyone speeds past me.

I try not to think of who or what I could be now if I'd known I was
dysthymic all those years ago......

So many emotional ups and downs in one day are difficult to
understand and cope with - but at least now I am aware that I
have 'ups', but it cheeses me off no end when I have a foggy day -
for no apparent reason. The frustration is very difficult to see
through.

But the hardest bit is learning how to communicate effectively with
those around me. It is harder for me to do than accepting that I
haven't communicated at all since 1973. It's a completley different
way of thinking. And I have to talk to people - using words - whilst
my brain screams!!

Thankfully my boss thinks that aliens came down and replaced the old
me with Super Secretary, so at least that's two of us that are
pleased so far.

Anyway.....here's to the future, and thank you for having me here.

Carol :0) x




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