Catherine, that's great news. Yeah, Jen's pretty good, ain't she!! But don't tell her I said that, she'll just get a swelled head! he he
Now, I just want to say the same thing every body else said. You are not alone. What you're feeling is EXACTLY what clinical depression feels like. I used to describe it as trying to walk through molasses. When I was at my worst, I'd sit at work looking at my pencil (pre-PC days!) and trying to find the energy to pick it up.
As far as pushing yourself, what Jen says is very true, that exercise helps. However, don't get too down on yourself if you can't. You have a physical illness, like pneumonia or diabetes or a broken leg. Would you think you should push yourself if you had pneumonia? Or would you concentrate on recovering and convalescing from your illness? Obviously there's a happy medium, but it will differ from day to day and hour to hour. Remember you're still worth just as much as a person whether you're sick or not, whether you exercise or not, whether you have the energy to make your partner a cup of tea or not.
The best rule of thumb is to coddle yourself the way you'd tell a friend to coddle herself if she was suffering from or recovering from a severe illness.
Feel better, sweetie. The new anti-d will kick in within a couple weeks and you'll feel like a new person. For me it was like someone reached into my brain and flipped the switch from off to on again! It was literally that dramatic!
So don't give up five minutes before the miracle!! And keep enjoying that sewing!! (That was all my sister could do when she was depressed, too!!)
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Laura
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