Why am I selfish
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by kmb1 » Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:21 am
I have a good job (don't know for how long) time off with depression cannot help. I am sure work will get peed off with it all. A lovely husband, nice home and enjoy nice holidays. I should be extremely thankful.I feel totally let down by life in general. I fell out with friends who just seemed to think that no one on the planet existed but them. I have always been a caring type of person and gone out of my way to ensure that I help others. I moved here to be closer to the friends I no longer have and with working in London and living miles away have found it hard to meet friends after work. Advice from the councellor is join a gym and start a class. All I want to do is sleep, make the days go quicker, that tunnel is dark. I wonder how long my husband will put up with this. I have taken Setrolin for nine days along with tranquillisers, how long do they take to work, do they work. Help! I feel trapped.
by Antigreen » Mon Jul 05, 2004 9:25 am
Do you have depression?
It sounds like you do.
And how exactly are you selfish?
You sound more selfless than selfish to me.
It sounds like you do.
And how exactly are you selfish?
You sound more selfless than selfish to me.
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by kfedouloff » Mon Jul 05, 2004 2:45 pm
Hi kmb1 - welcome to the forum!
It's remarkable how selfless so many depressed people are, and how those very same people think they are selfish! It often seems to me that only good people become depressed - I mean people who really do try to "be good". And when they find that their efforts to be good are not appreciated or supported, it just takes all the meaning out of life - "totally let down by life in general", as you put it.
It may be time for a rethink about what you really want from life. But before you can do that, you need to pull out of some of the effects of depression. Have you looked at the Depression Learning Path yet? Have a good read of that, and come back and tell us what you think!
Kathleen
It's remarkable how selfless so many depressed people are, and how those very same people think they are selfish! It often seems to me that only good people become depressed - I mean people who really do try to "be good". And when they find that their efforts to be good are not appreciated or supported, it just takes all the meaning out of life - "totally let down by life in general", as you put it.
It may be time for a rethink about what you really want from life. But before you can do that, you need to pull out of some of the effects of depression. Have you looked at the Depression Learning Path yet? Have a good read of that, and come back and tell us what you think!
Kathleen
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