Posted by Libby Bonine on March 18, 2002, at 18:12:26
In reply to Re: this one's kind of depressing, sorry, posted by trouble on March 15, 2002, at 5:10:03
>>Depression really can be disabling.
> What will it take for the rest of society to accept that?
I could tell you a million stories about people who just don't get it, but I'm sure I don't have to... I think we have a long way to go on this one... In spite of the "depression is an illness" talk, most people still seem to treat it like a character flaw.
>The unacknowledged projections I perceived are what precipitated my exit from the professional world, if you have something to say to me, come on just say it, ya' know? Silence makes me feel like a leper...
I know all about this. My boss was good to me, but my coworkers all seemed to be afraid of me. It almost did me in, too... I went home crying 2-3 times a week. I avoided meetings and elevators & the coffee pot. I'm still not really big on social interaction at work. I can do it, but my heart's not in it. I used to have people I thought were friends, but they just dropped me when it became unpleasant for them to be affiliated with me. Eventually people did start to treat me well enough, but social interaction is still really uncomfortable, even painful sometimes. I don't know if that ever gets better or not... I hope so, but I kinda doubt it... I do know it's pretty hard to get excited about making friends once you've seen them evaporate like mine did...
Hate to end on a depressing note... My life is really pretty good... but there are some aspects of it that depression has changed forever... I guess I'm not totally comfortable with all of them...
L.
poster:Libby Bonine
thread:97858
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