No, no ADs because I don't think I'm depressed. Yes, I'm hitting a down spot in my life, but even as much as I don't like what's going on right now, I don't want to miss my life's emotions. I think of all the wonderfully productive, creative people who have turned negative emotions into art and I don't want to stifle those feelings. That said, I'm not an artist, but living life is something I need to feel.
Hi, CW! I'm new to your thread; I usually hang out in the infidelity section, but now that I'm separated I figured I should check out this section, too! I noticed your post on ADs and wanted to disagree a little. I have not found ADs to make me miss out on my emotion or stifle my feelings but more a return to the personality, feelings, and emotions I used to have pre-depression; I feel more myself than I did with the depression. I felt like the depression actually was preventing me to have the positive feelings I used to have in the past.
I do have more positive than negative feelings now, but still have some down days like everyone else. The thing that is different for me on AD's that I notice is that I used to be depressed long-term, for months at a time. Now when I'm depressed it's for a day, and then the next day I will feel better. I think if an AD is taking away a lot of your emotions and feelings, you probably need to switch to a different one, b/c I know everyone reacts differently to different AD's. That's fine if you don't want to be on them; but just wanted to give a more positive perspective b/c I think they can be very helpful sometimes. Karen
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