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Has everyone suffered from depression for a long time? If so what type is it? Was it seasonal, conditional (depending on situations), or was it something you have just always struggled with? How do you cope? Myself, i think i have always struggled with it but it came to the forefront when my father was diagnosed with cancer and my husband had left 4 months prior for the army to afghanistan. I was just technically diagnosed but feel like i have covered up a lot through the years with extreme happiness and jokingness.
Posted on 05/17/08, 02:05 am
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Reply #1 - 05/17/08  2:08am
" i have struggled with it since i was a teen. i tend to "put on a happy face" too. it's an uphill battle, but i have heard that the view at the top is breathtaking. "
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Reply #2 - 05/17/08  2:11am
" do you ever feel like you'll be at the top? i just feel like i'm friggen clibming everest right now! sometimes i wonder if it is just one of those battles you don't ever really win, but it just turns into a draw where you medicate and "control" it. I mean there isn't a cure is there? "
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Reply #3 - 05/17/08  2:16am
" a cure? i dunno... but the past few months have been pretty good for me, and i think i can almost see the top. i'll let ya know. ;) "
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Reply #4 - 05/17/08  2:27am
" definitely...tell me if you find the top...right now i feel like im at the (summit? is that the word for the bottom of it?) lol "
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