is feeling Good
Diagnosed with depression and anxiety last year, but probably been there all my life. Quietly gay male with longterm partner. I'm doing okay!
Walking, reading, art therapy
evan173 gave BigDog1 a High Five 2:47pm
A hug for you.…
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Hug for the 4th. Hope you have a gread one.…
evan173 wrote a journal entry: Leaving the old job 8:38pm
So, as I get ready to leave my job, I have been having second thoughts. I am focusing on the new environment,…
evan173 commented on jordanross’s journal entry My rant dont read if your offended by rude words 10:23pm
I think it is good to vent.…
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Big hug, Mr. Angry Man.…
evan173 commented on mnime23’s journal entry A bad day at a bad job in a bad period in my life 1:58am
I think I would say something to the effect, "I guess I don't quite understand why I am being held…
evan173 wrote a journal entry: Feeling Pretty Good 12:10am
I am doing pretty good, and I feel like I am getting it together. Other than I have been spending too…
evan173 gave BigDog1 a Hug 12:48am
Big hug.…
evan173 wrote a journal entry: This new format sucks 12:44am
Is it me or does the new look of this site suck. I find it harder to find out about my friends and harder…
July 2, 2008 8:38pm
So, as I get ready to leave my job, I have been having second thoughts. I am focusing on the new environment, the dress code, the commute, and …
June 30, 2008 12:10am
I am doing pretty good, and I feel like I am getting it together. Other than I have been spending too much money (!), but not major …
June 28, 2008 12:44am
Is it me or does the new look of this site suck. I find it harder to find out about my friends and harder to naviagate. Maybe I am just …
June 23, 2008 11:09pm
When I didn't get the promotion to HR Manager for my agency, I started looking into degrees. I had a lot of possibilites I was …
June 19, 2008 12:01am
I may feel giddy about my new job, but I am really feeling optimistic. I guess it didn't feel real at first, but I told all the other …
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I was diagnosed with moderate to severe depression in July 06. I'm pretty sure I've battled with my depression since childhood. I spent 3 weeks in an partial hospitalization program and continue with therapy and medications. I think I am making progress. While a lot of it has to do with bring a gay male in a rural state, I think the cause of the depression goes beyond that. I've always thought my down moods were related to brain chemistry, and I think I'm right.
I am 46 old male who still struggle with this, even though I have lived with my partner for almost 9 years. I never struggled with realizing I was gay. I think figured it out before my teens. However, I am a pretty closed person, so this has been one of the areas of my life I have not been open about. Recent treatment for depression has helped me be less uptight.
I have been with the same partner for 9 years, but I still struggle with society's reaction to gay people. I'm one big bundle of fear.
I grind my teeth. I think it is stress and one dentist said it could be related to taking antidepressants.
