Posted by KimberlyDi on January 21, 2004, at 11:13:23
In reply to Re: using sleep for withdrawal, posted by sasha71 on January 21, 2004, at 9:07:06
depression is a selfish disease. that's an interesting perspective. i hope you put the negative aspect on the disease and not yourself. if you were diagnosed with terminal cancer, i believe that you would be equally self-absorbed. depression colors your life with dismal shades of gray. it's a heavy shroud that you wear every day. is it selfish to want to live free of that burden?
Depression turns a good nights sleep into a luxury. It makes you eat too little or too much. Your own laughter can startle you because you haven't laughed in so long. Depression is selfish because it consumes all aspects of your life. Go easy on yourself. :)
KDi in TX
> I also like to just sleep through my life. I do this as much as I possibly can. But, with 2 young children and a military-deployed husband - I can't do as much sleeping as I want.
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> My dreams are incredibly textured - my fingers sometimes tingle from remembered feelings. I can remember smells and tastes. It's really bizarre and definately frightening when the dreams are the stuff of which nightmare are made.
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> I've discovered that depression is a very selfish disease....it's all about what I do and don't want. I hate that.
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> anyway....sorry for the rambling...just some thoughts.
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