Where Does Depression Fit Into This

October 8, 1996




I came down with a cold on Sunday and it's still dragging me down. I either caught it from the kids or from Nancy. I begged off walking with Joan last night and told her I wouldn't make it on Wednesday either. Colds drive me nuts. I feel like I've done something wrong in order to catch it - duh, if a 5 year old sneezes on you enough you eventually get the cold. Then I feel like a jerk for complaining about a cold when other people have serious diseases - wait a minute, the dying relatives are all dead now. I get like this. Totally weird.

I am acting like a depressed person despite Zoloft and despite the fact that I don't actually feel depressed. I just act depressed. Kinda like a dry drunk. I'm leaving things undone for long periods of time, not eating right, driving aimlessly, not making the bed (horrors!), procrastinating like crazy. It's way too much trouble to take the trash to the dumpster so I'll leave it on the back steps in the rain...

What is with this?

Partly it's the seasonal change. The short days do a number on me. Partly it's the cold. Partly it's not having a plan. Gotta have a plan. Depression is a tough nut to crack. So is work addiction.

Maybe I'll try to add to this later.


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