One Trick I Pull out of my Sleeve

[Guest guest]

From: Carol in Missouri

I subscribe to a couple free email Jokes of the Day. Some days they are

funny. But then on the other hand, some days they are just plain dumb.

It took me a long while to realize I was habitually having that feeling

of " about to cry " . I'd get my feelings hurt easily. Boy was I taken

aback to have to acknowledge it's name - depression. It never entered

my mind I would be depressed. I have too many blessings.

If I can break that spiral of pain, with perhaps even a few minutes

of smiles, it is so much help. So, I really try to see the humor in even

the dumb ones. There was even made a movie relating to the therapy of

smiles. Robin was in it. Did anybody see it? What did you

think?

It's tough enough for the old muscles to ache so badly it affects

sleep. At least I can try to alleviate, even for a while that part of

the disease..

[Guest guest]

Carol,

I understand exactly where you are coming from. I tried to go without

my depression medication today and I am in even more intense pain than I

was. It took me a long time to finally even accept depression meds. from

the doctor. I refused to believe I was depressed. Finally, when I applied

for Social Security, they sent me to see a psychiatrist to determine if I

was depressed. After meeting with him and answering all of his questions

such as " What day of the week is it? " and " Who is the President? " (questions

that I thought were ludicrous), I looked him square in the eye and said

" Well? " , and he looked at me and said " Yes...you're depressed, but the

reason you are depressed is simple......You're in pain.....as a matter of

fact you are probably in pain 24 hours a day aren't you? " I said Yes and he

said, " Well don't you think that being in pain 24 hours a day without any

hope for relief is depressing?.....Tell your doctors to get you out of pain

and you won't be depressed " . And since I knew that my doctors didn't

believe in opiods for pain, I understood my depression finally.

It was after this discussion that I started looked at my depression in

a whole new light. I still hate taking the pills, but will continue to do

so until I can somehow get this pain under control.

Debbie

One Trick I Pull out of my Sleeve

> From: Carol in Missouri

> I subscribe to a couple free email Jokes of the Day. Some days they are

> funny. But then on the other hand, some days they are just plain dumb.

> It took me a long while to realize I was habitually having that feeling

> of " about to cry " . I'd get my feelings hurt easily. Boy was I taken

> aback to have to acknowledge it's name - depression. It never entered

> my mind I would be depressed. I have too many blessings.

>

> If I can break that spiral of pain, with perhaps even a few minutes

> of smiles, it is so much help. So, I really try to see the humor in even

> the dumb ones. There was even made a movie relating to the therapy of

> smiles. Robin was in it. Did anybody see it? What did you

> think?

>

> It's tough enough for the old muscles to ache so badly it affects

> sleep. At least I can try to alleviate, even for a while that part of

> the disease..

>

>

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