Do I Want It?
Hi all. Just seeing if anyone else can relate to this. I’ve been diagnosed with 2 types of depression. One is with me constantly and has been since I was a teen. The other is episodic, and these happen twice a year for about 3 months each. So half the year I’m depressed, and the other half of the year I’m REALLY depressed. I tell ppl that my depression gets depression lol.
the thing is, I’m coming out of a depressive episode and starting to just feel “normal” depressed. And, I feel dumb saying this, but every time this happens I wish that I could just stay really depressed all the time instead of going up and down. I feel like it’s easier for me to know what to expect and how to cope with it, and whenever I start to feel better I just know it will end. It’s hard for me to enjoy it because I know another episode is coming.
I feel bad even saying this because there are probably a lot of ppl here who would love 6 months of relief from deep depression and just be “normal” depressed. But if anyone relates to this, I’d love to hear your thoughts and how you manage this.