Posted by Cass on January 19, 2000, at 19:17:44
Speaking of winter illnesses, I've come down with a bad cold. The vulnerable feeling that accompanies being ill always worsens my depression. I know everyone feels vulnerable when they're ill, but colds and flus tend to plunge me backwards into intense emotional despair. When I was a kid, my illnesses were rarely treated because of neglect, and I'm thinking that getting colds throws me into that same helpless, vulnerable state of mind again. The most dangerous thing about colds and flus is that my emotional well-being spirals downward. My doctor put me on Bactrim DS and Amantadine, and now I'm feeling very detached. What I'm going through emotionally is truly worse than what I'm experiencing physically.
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