Comments on: Dysthymia http://frayingedges.com Overcoming depression in a stress filled world Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: pam http://frayingedges.com/types-of-depression/dysthymia/#comment-16168 pam Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:34:34 +0000 http://frayingedges.com/?page_id=6#comment-16168 also ca i add that being raped was not a result of my son. it just happened all so quickly. also ca i add that being raped was not a result of my son. it just happened all so quickly.

]]> By: pam http://frayingedges.com/types-of-depression/dysthymia/#comment-16167 pam Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:33:12 +0000 http://frayingedges.com/?page_id=6#comment-16167 hi, i have diagnosed myself with dysthmia. I am not for taking mind controlling drugs from he doctor but i do no that it is the easy option. I have distanced myself from friends. this has all occured from a chain of terrible events which has happened in my life. i have just started to take st johns wart in ticture. i used to go to psychotherapie a few years back but my therapist left to forfill something else. but i then i was raped nearly 3 years ago. and now i have 1 1/2 yrs old son. i wont go to the doctor as all i was offerd was coucilling in the past and i feel im beyond that! also if these ID cards go through in england then i do not want my medical history to be on this card. i am not in a finacial situation to pay £35 a time for therapy and im not sure what else i can do! i just want to be in cntact with someone who may be able to help. my son is the only positive thing in my life. actually i have taken up yoga again and feel thats its a good move. i just feel a constant low tone! anything anyone says will be a help! hi, i have diagnosed myself with dysthmia. I am not for taking mind controlling drugs from he doctor but i do no that it is the easy option. I have distanced myself from friends.
this has all occured from a chain of terrible events which has happened in my life.
i have just started to take st johns wart in ticture.
i used to go to psychotherapie a few years back but my therapist left to forfill something else. but i then i was raped nearly 3 years ago. and now i have 1 1/2 yrs old son.
i wont go to the doctor as all i was offerd was coucilling in the past and i feel im beyond that! also if these ID cards go through in england then i do not want my medical history to be on this card.
i am not in a finacial situation to pay £35 a time for therapy and im not sure what else i can do! i just want to be in cntact with someone who may be able to help.
my son is the only positive thing in my life. actually i have taken up yoga again and feel thats its a good move.
i just feel a constant low tone!
anything anyone says will be a help!

]]> By: Naomi http://frayingedges.com/types-of-depression/dysthymia/#comment-1236 Naomi Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:57:46 +0000 http://frayingedges.com/?page_id=6#comment-1236 Hi Zania, thank you so much for your blog posts. They are incredibly helpful for those of us who are supporting loved ones who are depressed. Recently, my (ex) boyfriend and I split up because we were long-distance and he is suffering with depression and migraines. Communication became an enormous challenge. Because we are living in two countries, I wanted to maintain daily contact but in the end, he said it was too much for him. I told him that I was disappointed that he thinks it's best for him to further isolate himself (while he is very successful at work, he works from home alone, doesn't go out with peers, and only spends time with his family) and that I will always be here if he wants to speak. Honestly, I tried to do everything possible to support him - looked up information on how to be supportive, tried to open dialogue so he would be proactive about his health, and generally tried to remain loving. In the end, though, his lack of affection and communication only made me unhappy even though I know it's his depression causing it. He told me he didn't want to make me unhappier, and now he is requesting time and space (because enough didn't exist before in his view) to become accustomed to being friends. Nowhere in the discussion did he mention wanting to get treatment for his depression. I don't know what to do. He wants to be left alone, but isolation only serves to make depression worse. I don't quite understand how a person who occasionally made reference to having a future together can suddenly retreat and not want to have anything to do with me! I also do not know how to be supportive now. Do you have any advice? Hi Zania, thank you so much for your blog posts. They are incredibly helpful for those of us who are supporting loved ones who are depressed. Recently, my (ex) boyfriend and I split up because we were long-distance and he is suffering with depression and migraines. Communication became an enormous challenge. Because we are living in two countries, I wanted to maintain daily contact but in the end, he said it was too much for him. I told him that I was disappointed that he thinks it’s best for him to further isolate himself (while he is very successful at work, he works from home alone, doesn’t go out with peers, and only spends time with his family) and that I will always be here if he wants to speak. Honestly, I tried to do everything possible to support him - looked up information on how to be supportive, tried to open dialogue so he would be proactive about his health, and generally tried to remain loving. In the end, though, his lack of affection and communication only made me unhappy even though I know it’s his depression causing it. He told me he didn’t want to make me unhappier, and now he is requesting time and space (because enough didn’t exist before in his view) to become accustomed to being friends. Nowhere in the discussion did he mention wanting to get treatment for his depression.

I don’t know what to do. He wants to be left alone, but isolation only serves to make depression worse. I don’t quite understand how a person who occasionally made reference to having a future together can suddenly retreat and not want to have anything to do with me! I also do not know how to be supportive now. Do you have any advice?

]]> By: Does Simpleology Really Help You Organise Your Time? | Fraying Edges | Depression Help http://frayingedges.com/types-of-depression/dysthymia/#comment-160 Does Simpleology Really Help You Organise Your Time? | Fraying Edges | Depression Help Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:34:00 +0000 http://frayingedges.com/?page_id=6#comment-160 [...] my constant ‘highs and lows’ are the result of being disorganised, or a symptom of Dysthymia, producing this lack of concentration (as some psychiatrists have said…), or Bipolar Disorder [...] [...] my constant ‘highs and lows’ are the result of being disorganised, or a symptom of Dysthymia, producing this lack of concentration (as some psychiatrists have said…), or Bipolar Disorder [...]

]]> By: zania http://frayingedges.com/types-of-depression/dysthymia/#comment-146 zania Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:26:20 +0000 http://frayingedges.com/?page_id=6#comment-146 Hi Rachel, As I have said on the opening page to this one, I am not a psychiatrist or a physician, so I cannot say whether the medication you have been prescribed is correct for you. And it would not be right for me to do so. What I definitely will say, however, is that if your medication isn't working as it should, then please go back and see your physician and tell him or her this. A good physician should listen to you and monitor your progress. As to Bipolar and mood disorders, as you have read, 'mood disorders' as they are termed are one of the main symptoms by which Bipolar Disorder is distinguished (I hate the term 'disorder' by the way, but that's what they have chosen to call it...) I've actually been diagnosed as 'Bipolar' by one psychiatrist, but others have said I have Dysthymia. It can be hard to tell the difference at times. I was going to make a page about Bipolar Disorders soon, so I have a few notes. This is a little from my notes: According to research, there are 4 types of Bipolar Disorder: <strong>Bipolar I Disorder</strong> - severe mood swings, ranging from severe depression to normal mood to mania (a very exaggerated 'high') <strong>Bipolar II Disorder</strong> - less severe or less frequent mood swings, ranging from depression to normal mood to hypomania (less severe mania) <strong>Cyclothymic Disorder</strong> - milder Bipolar symptoms , ranging from milder depression to normal mood to a 'high' but not 'manic'. <strong>Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified </strong>- where you have some symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, but not all of them. And all of these four may be related in some way to season changes (usually winter being the worst time for the depressive cycle) And now I've written a lot from that page here, oh well :) Hope that helps. But <strong>please talk to your physican</strong> if you are in any way unsure of the treatment you are receiving. Thats what they are there for. Good luck and thanks so much for visiting zania Hi Rachel,
As I have said on the opening page to this one, I am not a psychiatrist or a physician, so I cannot say whether the medication you have been prescribed is correct for you. And it would not be right for me to do so.
What I definitely will say, however, is that if your medication isn’t working as it should, then please go back and see your physician and tell him or her this. A good physician should listen to you and monitor your progress.

As to Bipolar and mood disorders, as you have read, ‘mood disorders’ as they are termed are one of the main symptoms by which Bipolar Disorder is distinguished (I hate the term ‘disorder’ by the way, but that’s what they have chosen to call it…)

I’ve actually been diagnosed as ‘Bipolar’ by one psychiatrist, but others have said I have Dysthymia. It can be hard to tell the difference at times.

I was going to make a page about Bipolar Disorders soon, so I have a few notes. This is a little from my notes:

According to research, there are 4 types of Bipolar Disorder:

Bipolar I Disorder - severe mood swings, ranging from severe depression to normal mood to mania (a very exaggerated ‘high’)

Bipolar II Disorder - less severe or less frequent mood swings, ranging from depression to normal mood to hypomania (less severe mania)

Cyclothymic Disorder - milder Bipolar symptoms , ranging from milder depression to normal mood to a ‘high’ but not ‘manic’.

Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified - where you have some symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, but not all of them.

And all of these four may be related in some way to season changes (usually winter being the worst time for the depressive cycle)

And now I’ve written a lot from that page here, oh well :)

Hope that helps.
But please talk to your physican if you are in any way unsure of the treatment you are receiving. Thats what they are there for.

Good luck and thanks so much for visiting

zania

]]> By: Rachel http://frayingedges.com/types-of-depression/dysthymia/#comment-143 Rachel Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:02:24 +0000 http://frayingedges.com/?page_id=6#comment-143 I have a mood disorder and yes! I feel fatigued never rested and irratiable even on my meds. I dont think my meds help 100% but they do help some. I was somewhat diagnosed with bipolar I know that sounds weird but my Psychatrist told me from what I told her about my life she thinks Im bipolar never said which one there are two types I believe and I had to do my own research and I so related to the attributes on the list of what bipolar people feel, act or do. My question is I always thought my mood disorder was because I was Bipolar because if you read up on bipolar people it says, they have mood disorders. I just started a new medication which is a mood stabilizer called Sereguel I sleep way past my normal sleep schedule and I hate this they say this goes away I hope it does soon. I will do some more research on this mood disorder I have to see if being bipolar makes you automatically a moodier person and have to take mood stablilizers because one is Bipolar. If you know if Bipolar is goes hand-in hand with mood disorder let me me know ok. Rachel I have a mood disorder and yes! I feel fatigued never rested and irratiable even on my meds. I dont think my meds help 100% but they do help some. I was somewhat diagnosed with bipolar I know that sounds weird but my Psychatrist told me from what I told her about my life she thinks Im bipolar never said which one there are two types I believe and I had to do my own research and I so related to the attributes on the list of what bipolar people feel, act or do.
My question is I always thought my mood disorder was because I was Bipolar because if you read up on bipolar people it says, they have mood disorders. I just started a new medication which is a mood stabilizer called Sereguel I sleep way past my normal sleep schedule and I hate this they say this goes away I hope it does soon.
I will do some more research on this mood disorder I have to see if being bipolar makes you automatically a moodier person and have to take mood stablilizers because one is Bipolar.
If you know if Bipolar is goes hand-in hand with mood disorder let me me know ok.

Rachel

]]> By: The Happy List For Depression Sufferers | Fraying Edges | Depression Help http://frayingedges.com/types-of-depression/dysthymia/#comment-60 The Happy List For Depression Sufferers | Fraying Edges | Depression Help Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:11:23 +0000 http://frayingedges.com/?page_id=6#comment-60 [...] could develop into full blown depression, or manifest itself as another aspect of Dysthymia, but sometimes it is not too late to ‘nip it in the bud’, before it takes on more [...] [...] could develop into full blown depression, or manifest itself as another aspect of Dysthymia, but sometimes it is not too late to ‘nip it in the bud’, before it takes on more [...]

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