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30 Aug 2007, 3:37 pm

Hi Hartz,I have also suffered from invisabilty syndrome,it's an odd disorder for someone who spends half her life "Trying" to be invisible to avoid abuse and the other half,wishing to be acknowledged....welcome to the wonderful world of aspergers catch22's.

I dont have any solutions for your depression but hope you keep one thing in mind.Depression is a result of low mood(a bunch of other weird symptoms,ladeda)NOT caused by external causes.(ie,you would feel the same if you had no family crisis,won the lottory and didnt suffer from constant fatigue and pain)

What I DX as your "problem"isnt depression but "reality syndrom"a knowledge that your life is full of pain,disappointment and that most of the world is run by insane people.I believe it is common to people with AS,wage slaves and other groups of oppressed persons.

Another thing to consider....you are on some major medications that actually cause depression...pain killers,sleep aids,anti-anxiety medications are nototious for this wonderful "side-effect".

I realize this information is not going to "get rid of depression"but knowledge of why I feel as crappy as I do,at times,makes me feel a little less "crazy" because there are "reasons"(other then mental illness),that account for low mood.

Hope that helps a little?


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30 Aug 2007, 3:44 pm

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...ah, yahhhh! and a representative of which who can't come up with anything better than "Oh Yeah!! !" as a comeback...? :wink: :wink: :twisted: :lol:


:P

Nice come back. :roll: :)



Leaves ~me~ speechless. :wink: :wink:



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30 Aug 2007, 4:00 pm

:? 8O You can't be speechless. I have no clue what to say today. Someone needs to talk and bug Chuck!! :twisted:



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30 Aug 2007, 4:06 pm

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You can't be speechless. I have no clue what to say today. Someone needs to talk and bug Chuck!!


i'd love to, but he won't come out to play. :wink:

i think he's sulking 'cause he can't think of a comeback. :lol:



dunno how much longer i'll be online anyway. peak electrical generation is going to be Very Close to peak demand in the state in the very near future (as in a few hours). they may "shed load" here at work soon and start shutting down "non-essential" services. and it's already damned hot - we have no air conditioning here. if they take my fan down, i'm shutting off the computer and leaving for the day.

hope the kid is ok. it's hotter out where she is.



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30 Aug 2007, 4:11 pm

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You can't be speechless. I have no clue what to say today. Someone needs to talk and bug Chuck!!


i'd love to, but he won't come out to play. :wink:

i think he's sulking 'cause he can't think of a comeback. :lol:



dunno how much longer i'll be online anyway. peak electrical generation is going to be Very Close to peak demand in the state in the very near future (as in a few hours). they may "shed load" here at work soon and start shutting down "non-essential" services. and it's already damned hot - we have no air conditioning here. if they take my fan down, i'm shutting off the computer and leaving for the day.

hope the kid is ok. it's hotter out where she is.


I don't blame you, I'd go home, too! I'm glad we have left "hot" behind. I can actually go outside again. I'm thinkin' 'bout ya'. :)



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30 Aug 2007, 4:14 pm

double post.
chuck did it.



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30 Aug 2007, 4:15 pm

we tend to run about a month behind other places on the "hot" - for us summer is really august, september, and the first part of october. thankfully, by halloween it starts cooling off.

i hate summer. :evil:



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30 Aug 2007, 4:18 pm

What's playing in blessedmom's head today:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy3GHCy49Dw[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVIxMvBNMFc[/youtube]



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30 Aug 2007, 4:21 pm

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we tend to run about a month behind other places on the "hot" - for us summer is really august, september, and the first part of october. thankfully, by halloween it starts cooling off.

i hate summer. :evil:


Ditto! :x



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30 Aug 2007, 4:23 pm

a fogelburp? (opus, from bloom county)

i do enjoy his music. made me smile during some very dark times a long time ago.

saw him play live, in amarillo, once. nice show - knows how to work a crowd. hope he's doing ok still. last stages of prostate cancer, i hear. been fighting a good fight for years.



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30 Aug 2007, 4:24 pm

blessedmom wrote:
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we tend to run about a month behind other places on the "hot" - for us summer is really august, september, and the first part of october. thankfully, by halloween it starts cooling off.

i hate summer. :evil:


Ditto! :x


the good thing about it is that when it's over, it turns into glorious, beautiful, spectacular, exuberant autumn. :D

(can you tell which season i like best?)



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30 Aug 2007, 4:26 pm

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a fogelburp? (opus, from bloom county)

i do enjoy his music. made me smile during some very dark times a long time ago.

saw him play live, in amarillo, once. nice show - knows how to work a crowd. hope he's doing ok still. last stages of prostate cancer, i hear. been fighting a good fight for years.


It made me sad when I heard about that. He was my first "hero" crush-type person. :oops:



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30 Aug 2007, 4:33 pm

I'm going to climb into my oak tree and have a nap. Later! :D



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30 Aug 2007, 4:36 pm

blessedmom wrote:
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a fogelburp? (opus, from bloom county)

i do enjoy his music. made me smile during some very dark times a long time ago.

saw him play live, in amarillo, once. nice show - knows how to work a crowd. hope he's doing ok still. last stages of prostate cancer, i hear. been fighting a good fight for years.


It made me sad when I heard about that. He was my first "hero" crush-type person. :oops:


awwww.

well, he had his ranch up in colorado for sale a while back. hope it sold, and hope he got enough out of it to be comfortable, where ever he is now. :(



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30 Aug 2007, 4:41 pm

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Howdy hi Hartz! :D Good to see you again, and glad you can see again!


Hi, Chuck! It is good to see again. :)


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30 Aug 2007, 4:45 pm

krex wrote:
Hi Hartz,I have also suffered from invisabilty syndrome,it's an odd disorder for someone who spends half her life "Trying" to be invisible to avoid abuse and the other half,wishing to be acknowledged....welcome to the wonderful world of aspergers catch22's.

I dont have any solutions for your depression but hope you keep one thing in mind.Depression is a result of low mood(a bunch of other weird symptoms,ladeda)NOT caused by external causes.(ie,you would feel the same if you had no family crisis,won the lottory and didnt suffer from constant fatigue and pain)

What I DX as your "problem"isnt depression but "reality syndrom"a knowledge that your life is full of pain,disappointment and that most of the world is run by insane people.I believe it is common to people with AS,wage slaves and other groups of oppressed persons.

Another thing to consider....you are on some major medications that actually cause depression...pain killers,sleep aids,anti-anxiety medications are nototious for this wonderful "side-effect".

I realize this information is not going to "get rid of depression"but knowledge of why I feel as crappy as I do,at times,makes me feel a little less "crazy" because there are "reasons"(other then mental illness),that account for low mood.

Hope that helps a little?


It DID help. Thanks, Krex. I have noticed increased depression since starting on these painkillers. Its really weird, because the pain killer induces this false, la la land euphoria feeling, and underneath is reality. Kind of like drinking castor oil with fruit juice, LOL. But its always good to come to the cafe, and read the posts, event though I haven't much to say. I don't wish to spread gloom and doom, after all. Anyway, got a note from my Dad in the mail just now. It said, "Daddy loves you." Wasn't that sweet?


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