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https://thoughtsfromparis.com/blog/what-i-wont-tell-you-bandbacktogether-blogathon/ Humor blogger D.J. Paris writes about the most interesting subject in the world - himself. It's worth a look if you're cool. And you are! Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/blog/what-i-wont-tell-you-bandbacktogether-blogathon/#comment-17107 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:01:27 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5803#comment-17107 I know what it’s like to have worked hard to hide my depression from the world. Now, that I talk about my struggle with depression on my blog, it’s a little awkward for me when people want to talk about it in person! But I am so glad, too, that I opened up on my blog. It’s certainly a step forward. I am hoping for the best for you!

]]> https://thoughtsfromparis.com/blog/what-i-wont-tell-you-bandbacktogether-blogathon/#comment-16972 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:47:07 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5803#comment-16972 I, too, suffered from terrible postpartum depression. Other than my husband, I had no support system. I would rather saw off my arm with a toothbrush than ask for help. Thank you for having the courage to post in such an honest way.

]]> https://thoughtsfromparis.com/blog/what-i-wont-tell-you-bandbacktogether-blogathon/#comment-16947 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:37:11 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5803#comment-16947 Powerful essay. Thank you so much for posting this and for being brave enough to share it. I too have been through two bouts of depression. One so debilitating I couldn’t get off the couch for 10 days, not even to shower. Most recently, I could feel myself spiraling into a depression, and more than a few times mulled the option of taking an “early exit.” Fortunately, I managed to do some things I knew would help to pull myself out of the dive before I got too deep. My ob-gyn put me on Pristiq. After a two-week period of getting acclimated, I felt better. The anxiety pains in my chest have subsided. The ruminations are less. I have more energy to care about … anything. I still have my dips and days of bleak thoughts. But they’re much less frequent or severe. My point: If you can, talk to your doctor about an antidepressant. They’re not a cure-all. But they may be able to give you enough of a leg up so you can climb out of your depression yourself.

]]> https://thoughtsfromparis.com/blog/what-i-wont-tell-you-bandbacktogether-blogathon/#comment-16943 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:39:11 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5803#comment-16943 Hug.

]]> https://thoughtsfromparis.com/blog/what-i-wont-tell-you-bandbacktogether-blogathon/#comment-16937 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:15:41 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5803#comment-16937 Thank you so much for sharing this. I feel like at various times in my life, I could have written something similar. I had postpartum depression (not a shocker, since I have regular ol’ depression) but never sought help for it. I said something to my husband once or twice, but never followed up on it. I just lived in a world like the one you described. Even today (almost 3 years postpartum) I avoid talking on the phone – I feel totally awkward and much prefer the slight separation of text. Text gives me a semblance of control – I can decide when I want to respond, give time to how I want to respond, rather than the instant necessity of a live phone conversation.

]]> https://thoughtsfromparis.com/blog/what-i-wont-tell-you-bandbacktogether-blogathon/#comment-16905 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 02:32:49 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5803#comment-16905 Great post! I have some similar fears. I hate the phone. I don’t answer it unless it’s one of four people and often not even then. I hate small talk because I feel like an idiot b/c honestly, I just don’t care. But I feel like I should care, so then I feel guilty. But I’m starting to get to a point where I’m okay with my fears. They are what they are and everyone has them, they’re just different. I’m glad you wrote about this. It can be so therapeutic to get it out. I sometimes can be honest to a fault, just to reduce the feeling that others expect something from me. I want to lower their expectations of me, like if I have to get up in front of people and talk, I tell them I’m scared or suck at it, so they won’t expect much – it helps me calm down. I’d love to be at a point where I just don’t care about other people’s expectations of me, but I’m just not there yet. Getting there, but not there yet.

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