Hi Carol, Sheena and everyone,

Its nice to see the group increasing in numbers and to welcome Carol
on board. Carol seems to have echoed a sentiment that I have had and
others seem to have in that there is somesort of a relieve when we
finally get a diagnosis, all those years and possible decades of
knowing something is not quite right but either not having enough to
go to a doctor, or being more severe but being diagonesed with simple
depression, then it not going as you may see it go in others. It is
good to know we are not going mad! but there are others like us that
can live reasonable normal lives, but do get down from time to time
and occasionally become ill. The challange for all of us is that once
we know what we have is making the best of it and making our lives as
good and as purposefull as possible.


I have noticed as Sheena has said the group has been a little quiet
recently. I mentioned in December about the shortest day, with the
combination of the lack of light and the endless days of rain and
gales we have had up until recently it is enough to get anyone down
let alone those who are a bit more prone to depression, anyhow the sun
has been shining for the last few days, there has even been a frost
which seems very rare this winter and the days are definatally getting
longer, hopefully we will all start to feel much better.....

Take Care

Ian

--- In dysthymia@..., "robert naunton" <r.naunton@...>
wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>