Sadness or Depression? Who really knows?
Depression is blamed for so many things, and we are told all stroke survivors have some type of it. I think I may have a way to describe the empty feeling the stroke left me with, It's like a schizophrenic must feel. From what I have read about schizophrenia, seems quite similar. I really don't like feeling this way, but doctors only answer is to put me on anti-depressives. They don't really know why they work, except to say it is "believed" they increase serotonin which helps neurotransmitters in the brain which eases the depression. I believe the "alone in here" feeling survivors get is generally alike from case to case. I know I feel a little off my rocker when the "alone in here" feeling gets really overwhelming. I realize every stroke survivor goes through the whole experience differently, but we all have had that empty feeling. Sometimes, I can man up and tell it to shut up and go away, other times it grabs me by my collar and yanks me down. I realize I am not as strong willed as some, heck I've had folks on here tell me to be more positive minded. That's all good to say and all, but for some of us just don't have that kind of fortitude.
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