Comments on: like a river you fight your own bed

By: sheepish

sheepish — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:47:32 +0000

‘A hug is code for betrayal’? That either says something deep about your psyche or that you’re having mafia dreams.

By: wolfa

wolfa — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 16:28:47 +0000

Actually, it says mostly that my dreams can be alarmingly literal.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:23:13 +0000

Crappy sleep is a symptom of depression; dreams themselves are just weird, but you’re really not meant to remember most of them. Waking up a lot at night, and _especially_ frequent waking ahead of the alarm in the morning are signs of depression. With other posts you’ve made on the subject, I _strongly_ encourage you to get evaluated professionally for depression. Untreated, it tends to get worse. Don’t put yourself through unnecessary hell, and don’t think of it as a personal failing. Badly tuned brain chemistry isn’t any more your fault than type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, or any other non-lifestyle-related chronic illness.

By: wolfa

wolfa — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:14:36 +0000

I would not argue with the diagnosis of depression, but truly, I have tried many antidepressants, and they do not work (or rather, I get really, really bad side effects which cause their own depression). If at some point something new comes up, I will try them again then, but I haven’t heard of anything new.