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I get depressed on and off, since about 6 years ago. Usually around October/November it gets a lot worse for 2 or 3 months and is pretty much constant (I figure I've got SAD) but even the rest of the year it seems to come and go for a week or 2 or 3 at a time.
I don't really know why. I think it's kind of connected to social anxiety. I mean, I feel like if I didn't have the anxiety and could connect to people like I want, I would have no reason to get depressed. But it still kind of takes me by surprise. Like, since NYE I've been feeling all right, not great but okay, and even felt quite upbeat the last couple of days. But about an hour ago I just seemed to sink. Like an engine running out of fuel, you know what I mean? I can feel myself getting lower, I'm feeling bored and restless but I know if I try and do something like watch TV or read a book I won't be able to concentrate. In another hour or so I could well be feeling really miserable and hopeless and possibly crying.
Pisses me off cos I KNOW this, I can see the signs and watch it happen, but I can't seem to control it. I think I've just learned to let it take over. I mean, it almost feels good - well not good, but comforting. Very familiar. I always think, when I'm really depressed, it's quite a good place to be because you can't go any further down. Being happy is a nice idea, but it can fuck up so easily. Depression is almost like a drug.
I don't know what I'm trying to say here. I guess I just wanted to ramble.
I don't really know why. I think it's kind of connected to social anxiety. I mean, I feel like if I didn't have the anxiety and could connect to people like I want, I would have no reason to get depressed. But it still kind of takes me by surprise. Like, since NYE I've been feeling all right, not great but okay, and even felt quite upbeat the last couple of days. But about an hour ago I just seemed to sink. Like an engine running out of fuel, you know what I mean? I can feel myself getting lower, I'm feeling bored and restless but I know if I try and do something like watch TV or read a book I won't be able to concentrate. In another hour or so I could well be feeling really miserable and hopeless and possibly crying.
Pisses me off cos I KNOW this, I can see the signs and watch it happen, but I can't seem to control it. I think I've just learned to let it take over. I mean, it almost feels good - well not good, but comforting. Very familiar. I always think, when I'm really depressed, it's quite a good place to be because you can't go any further down. Being happy is a nice idea, but it can fuck up so easily. Depression is almost like a drug.
I don't know what I'm trying to say here. I guess I just wanted to ramble.