Posted by Chris O on May 1, 2014, at 21:35:14
In reply to To stand it, posted by Beckett on April 25, 2014, at 17:46:28
Beckett:
To me, what you just wrote does not sound like self-pity at all. You sound like a survivor, a very strong person, someone who has endured too much for too long. I could have written the exact same paragraph you did, especially the part about feeling ashamed. I am a 48-year-old man, and my wife does most of the important money making duties for us. It wouldn't hurt so much for me if it was a choice, but it's not. I am simply too dysfunctional to function in the work world for more than small moments at a time. Worst of all for me is the fact that I want to do so much more, but that this depression and anxiety cripple even my ability to perceive reality correctly. I stand with you in empathy and hope that someday we can find a treatment that makes this nightmare go away. God knows we deserve it.
Chris
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