Re: The real cause of depression
Originally Posted by
swimfeeders
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Hi
Churchill was a chronic depressive.
I do not consider him to be mentally weak.
Absolutely Swim.
I don't consider myself mentally weak either.
I feel I am very intelligent and can do almost anything I put my mind to.
Trouble with me is that even tho I know the consequences of something, it doesn't stop me, I like the challenge.
I have never been in jail or anything like that, but there is no end to the things I have done which are absolutely out of the ordinary.
When I am in a sad state, I am very sad. I can cry with the drop of a hat. My mind will race to all the things in my life that I did or said that I wish I hadn't....
When I am manic, I will draw, write songs, help people who need help, paint and decorate, move from city to city, you name it I will do it. When I was young, I bought a house that needed a lot of repairs, I remodelled and made a bit profil, mostly all on my own. The men would line up on the street, looking up at me on the roof, fixing a leak or whatever......in the end, some of the neighbours hired me to put their ceramic tile in....and other jobs, while their husbands were at work.
Then, BANG, down to the sadness again, into bed I go, watch movies and wait until it is over. Then, like the turtle, I stick my head out to see if the way is clear, and travel on..