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Hi all, I read a newspaper article yesterday concerning a Dysthemia sufferer and I was shocked. I've been treated for depression for years and gone through...
Hi Ian Being diagnosed with either depression or dysthymia usually depends on who you see, as Dysthymia has time related elements in it most GP's will diagnose...
No, but I believe that cleaning can distract the mind. When I get depressed and if I can force myself to get out of bed I like to clean the bathroom from top...
heya, i think cleaning or anything distracting like that can help depression, its the act of getting yourself up and doing something that helps, its all about...
yeah i love cleaning as well, i always say mess = stress and after i have cleaned things i feel i have improved something and it more pleasant for me to be...
Cleaning Helps! As long as you don't dredge up that it will all be needed again soon. My sister (the one who hasn't spoken to me since 1999) was always on my...
Dear Ian, I am new to the internet and this is the first group I have attempted to join. Have I missed something? It appears that there has not been any ...
Dear Annie, Hi there! I joined this group a few months ago but like you I have found little activity on it. I felt it would be nice to contact people in the...
To all my fellow dysthymia sufferers, a question. I know dysthimia often takes robs us of any enjoyment we have had in hobbies or interests. I'd like to know...
Hi Annie & Ian Welcome to the group. I have noticed a lull in messages in the past few weeks. The group has been very active fo nearly 2 years now there was a...
Hi, John, I am interested in art and am fond of painting - especially in watercolours. I even sold some pictures to friends and acquaintances. My illness...
My hobbies/interests; Astronomy. I have a very nice telescope and hundreds of dollars of accessories that have been gathering dust for the last couple of...
My hobbies/interests; Astronomy. I have a very nice telescope and hundreds of dollars of accessories that have been gathering dust for the last couple of...
to group, yeah it has been really quiet, thought something was missing from my inbox recently, its usually so chatty, personally have been really busy with not...
John, I've never been one for collecting but three years ago I was walking through an antique shop and found two cabinet cards I had to have. In a short period...
i can relate to some of what u said, feeling like uv always had life problems, like theres always something going wrong. and also iv been an insomniac for 7...
Are you dysthymic and if you are can you differentiat the dysthymic thoughts and feeling from healthy ones? Thanks! ed... Hi Ed. Yes I'm dysthymic. And I...
Clair and John, It went on for 40 years because I didn't know exactly what I was up against. Had I known it was dysthymia years ago I at least would have been...
well i have recently been told that i have anxiety, of which insomnia and depression stem from. i can pin point when it all started. well i have always been...
The origins of my affliction? I think it must be hereditary, My mother has suffered from it all her life and with a few episodes of major depression. As for...
Hi, not posted since ages ago! I think my 'psyche' stems from my disruptive childhood. Dad in army, us moving every 2yrs, always odd one out at school-mainly...
I would be interested to know whether anyone has notice traits of Dysthymia in either their parents or children. Members may be aware that Dysthymia only...
Hi Liz I meant by extension Families. There would have almost certainly have been depression involved quite heavily in your Father's mothers live and untimely...
Hi everyone Not doing too well at the moment. Does anyone feel a sense of inadequacy and underachievement? I feel as if I can just about cope with the day,...
Hi Sheena It is lovely to here from you again. I'm sorry yu are not feeling right. I certainaly recognise your feelings, although I am not like that at the...
Ian,   My mother went into a depression six months after the birth of her tenth child so it's in the genes.  She was hospitalized for 18 months while...
