i concluded that i MAY be suffering from Dysthymia for a few months..
Dysthymia,
sometimes referred to as chronic depression,
is a less severe form of depression but the depression symptoms linger for a long period of time, perhaps years.
Those who suffer from dysthymia are usually able to function normally,
but seem consistently unhappy.
It is common for a person with dysthymia to also experience major depression at the same time - swinging into a major depressive episode and then back to a more mild state of dysthymia.
This is called double depression.
Symptoms of dysthymia include:
1. Difficulty sleeping (X) - oh yes! i can onli fall asleep after lying in bed fer an hour. worst still, i wake up a few times in the middle of the night.
2. Loss of interest or the ability to enjoy oneself (X) - well, true....
3. Excessive feelings of guilt or worthlessness (X)
4.Loss of energy or fatigue (X) - YES!! i feel veri tired these few weeks easily!!
5. Difficulty concentrating, thinking or making decisions (X) - yup. i'm getting super forgetful.
6. Changes in appetite (X) - can u imagine? i cant even finish half of my packed lunch.
7. Observable mental and physical sluggishness (X) - absolutely.
8. Thoughts of death or suicide - not yet.
as quoted from http://www.medicinenet.com/
I GOT 7 OUT OF 8 SYMPTOMS. OH MY GOSH!!
note to self: i must keep telling myself to be HAPPY!!



