tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837836716792708872.post4150560986438425072..comments2012-08-04T14:24:39.769+12:00Comments on Mr. Wainscotting: Depression is lame and stuffMr Wainscottinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14102026831106372421noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837836716792708872.post-52990924479218807742010-11-08T22:25:29.594+13:002010-11-08T22:25:29.594+13:00Thanks you two. The simple fact that people not on...Thanks you two. The simple fact that people not only read my blog, but commented is enough to pull me out of my particular "funk" today.<br /><br />Talking, or in my case blogging, about it is one of the better things to do (though Anon#2 is right to point out that you shouldn't wallow in it), and if you talk to enough people, eventually someone understanding will listen.<br /><br />I am very lucky to have surrounded myself with understanding and sympathetic people (some of my best friends happen to be psychologists).<br /><br />As for the "chemical imbalance" causing the depression, it's easier for me if I think that it is, as I have something I can label and put in a box. Although a more scientific understanding would suggest that it's a complex mix of brain chemistry, stress and social stimuli with a bit of evidence for genetics thrown in for fun. It's certainly not just one thing that can be 'fixed' with a pill, or a book or any other purported panacea. But, as I said, I'm not a neuroscientist.<br /><br />But, I digress - thanks again for your heartening words. My thoughts are with you. :)Mr Wainscottinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102026831106372421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837836716792708872.post-21272553776973665042010-11-08T21:09:41.922+13:002010-11-08T21:09:41.922+13:00I am managing my depressive spells better since I ...I am managing my depressive spells better since I separated from my wife. Although <br />I am grieving for the loss of that relationship and still love her, she no longer shouts at me to buck up and pull myself together.<br />I feel that it's best to have someone who can be sympathetic, but notice when you begin to wallow in it, and steer you onwards and upwards.<br />Is the chemical inbalance the cause of depression, or the result of it?<br />Conventional wisdom is the former. I'm not so sure.<br />I'm off anti depressants after a long tail off period (google "brain zaps") and managing depression, but I don't think that there is a 'cure' Like you say, relative peace of mind and contentment is enough.<br />Good luck and keep on keeping on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3837836716792708872.post-57775269373926227032010-11-08T18:14:54.749+13:002010-11-08T18:14:54.749+13:00Reading of your experience has given me pause to r...Reading of your experience has given me pause to reflect. I've been through a depression cycle a few times during my 20s, and although right now I'm pushing 30 and I'm fine, it's such a fragile fineness that at times even the low-level fear of regression almost pulls me down. You are right that talking can help, and that it will get better. It will get worse again too, but it will get better again after that. You're also right that it takes effort. Kia kaha. I wish you all the best. <br />A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com