Have you been diagnosed with depression? How long ago was you diagnosed? What was the diagnosis? How do you feel about the diagnosis?
yep i was over a year ago i have Bipolar 2 disorder not as bad as full bipolar but still bad i used to have massive mood swings so i was actually glad when i was told it was bipolar and not just me being strange
When my friend, Eliza, was diagnosed with depression, an illness I didn't know anything of, I was enlightened a bit when the psychiatrist said: "You're not crazy, you know how to describe in detail how you feel, crazy people don't. You have depression with anxiety. You'll get better if you cooperate." Hers was severe depression with generalized anxiety. She was confined in a psychiatric institute. How she became depressed is a very sad story, but she's getting better everyday.
I was diagnosed with clinical depression probably 3 years ago. I also have anxiety disorder and a bit of OCD.
I am on a mood stabilizer, I dont get angry, sad, or depressed. Some times I get happy but usually my mood is relaxed. I can not even cry at a funeral, my grandfather who I loved very much passed away two months ago and I couldn't even cry at his funeral!
I was prescribed Abilify, but could not afford it so I didn't get it filled. I was told by one of the several different doctors that I have a mood disorder..so that's the reason she prescribed the abilify. I'm so sorry about your grandfather's passing. (((((Hugs)))))) I'm also sorry that you couldn't cry sweetie..crying is certainly a part of the grieving process, and I'm sorry you couldn't do it. Take care!
I think the med you're taking is masking your natural emotions too much. It has the effect of repressing them which is not good in my opinion. It's natural to feel angry, or to cry. If you were expecting emotional reactions to be felt but did not come out, well, it's unhealthy. Talk to your doc about it.
