Posted by Greg A. on June 4, 2003, at 16:26:58
My story huh? I think I’ve posted a lot of bits and pieces in the past, but here goes.
I am middle aged man – 50 – married 25 years with two daughters age 15 and 17. Reasonably secure employment wise and financially. Been depressed on and off for almost 20 years with bouts becoming increasingly severe. Lots of med changes, tried ECT last fall, recently dx’d as Bipolar II and currently on a variety of meds. Seem to be
working at present – thank God! I have trouble with social things as well. Not so much when I am feeling okay but when I am down, I just cannot face it. I seem to want only to talk to depressed people. The rest seems too much like ‘fluff.’ But I suppose depression is a big part of who I am so maybe it’s natural to want to talk about it. Sort of like this board, I guess. That’s it in a nutshell for me.
Sounds like you have a lot going on in your life right now. Not sure I quite understand the boyfriend situation but I probably haven’t read previous posts. You are waiting for the relationship to deteriorate to the break-up point? That in itself, has got to be very stressful.Wishing you well,
Greg A.
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