Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Name that Mental Illness.

Signs and symptoms include:
  • Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" feelings
  • Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism
  • Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness
  • Irritability, restlessness
  • Loss of interest in activities or hobbies once pleasurable, including sex
  • Fatigue and decreased energy
  • Difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and making decisions
  • Insomnia, early-morning wakefulness, or excessive sleeping
  • Overeating, or appetite loss
  • Thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts
  • Aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems that do not ease even with treatment.
All of these, except I'm not suicidal and I've a double dose of irritability.  I feel like there's an anvil of awful on my chest and I try to make Toby and the kids take the blame for it.  Not being fair makes me feel like more of an asshole, which makes the anvil even bigger.

(Information from here.)

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