Posted by CarolAnn on November 15, 1999, at 9:56:24
In reply to Re: "Coming out" to a loved one?(How I did it), posted by Adam on November 15, 1999, at 1:13:56
> I think I must respectfully disagree with at least one point: I would not say that depression, in all cases,
> can be "cured". Rather, like diabetes, it is a chronic illness that can be managed. Relapses can occur. Meds can poop out. Anyone who will share your life needs to know this, in my oppinion.
>
>Adam, you are absolutely RIGHT! I should have said that unlike Diabetics, people with depression will at least have *some*(even rarely) times when they have been successfully treated, and are in effect *well*. Whereas, people with diabetes are constantly in danger of physically worsening to the point of blindness, gangrene, diabetic coma, ect...
Also, I have to say that I agree with you on discussing one's depression before "becoming intimate".
One more thing....
To you and anyone else who happens to read this: You all have my utmost apologies for my recent spate of accidentally *empty* submissions! The Serzone I started last week has made me both mentally foggy and really clumsy(not to mention the fact that my typing and spelling are seemingly "Gone With The Wind"! Thanx for your patience. CarolAnn
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