Posted by mair on December 31, 2001, at 13:52:43
In reply to Re: Babbling, posted by MarthaM on December 31, 2001, at 9:27:15
> Andrew - I was first diagnosed with depression when I was around your age. My psychiatrist at the time, after making this diagnostic pronouncement, told me I had 2 choices. One was to go into psychotherapy and to try to treat the depression in the context of my job and lifestyle. The other was to quit my job, pack up my things and move to an island or similar place of isolation and totally change my life for awhile. I chose the former. Foolishly, I didn't think I could do the latter financially or otherwise. I eventually acquired the spouse, kids, house and mortgage. While I don't regret any of them (maybe the house and mortgage), I'm still fighting depression not particularly successfully most of the time. On more than one ocassion I've wished I had the courage to have made the other choice. A rut is a rut is a rut.
Mair
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