A Multi-Faceted Depression Page!

August 15, 1998

Greetings Listers: As the subject line reads this information will deal with

Depression. Most of the information that appears on these pages come from other

people and their

own personal experiences.

[below is an Excerpt from the main Page]

> Depression

> For many of us that deal with Chronic Pain it is not hard to understand

> that we are also depressed. Pain is not an easy thing to live with. Yet

> sometimes the depression can literally contribute to the pain. it's a never

> ending cycle...

> did the pain cause the depression or did the depression cause the pain?

> Sort of like the chicken and the egg.

> I remember when I was diagnosed with FMS (fibromyalgia), I was told

> there was some bad news and there was some more bad news. The bad

> news was I had Fibromyalgia. The other bad news was that no one died

> from it. Talk about depressing! It is far to easy to allow the depression to

> take over and for suicide to seem to be the only alternative for people

> that are living with chronic pain. That is why I found is hard not to put this

> page up quickly. I may not agree with everything on the links, I may not

> diagree either. I just feel it is important to have this resource here for us.

I

> would also like to say that it is very important if you are dealing with

> depression to seek support of some kind whether it be a therapist or

> counselor, clergyman,your doctor or your teacher, whoever.

> I know that I found my support through my family and my friends at

> alt.support.headaches.migraine. When they read the signs and knew that

> I was in big time trouble they really stood by me and did not allow me to

> be swallowed up into that deep hole that we call depression. Without the

> love and support of my family, friends, and doctors I know that I would

> not be here today writing this webpage.

> Thank You ~

Anyway scan your way through and maybe you will find something interesting.

Peace

D.

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