what is 'DYSTHEMIC' ?
sounds like a band.
DYS THE MIC

I have Episodic Mood Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia, PTSD and OCD.

im indecisive. i think thats the worse thing to have, but im not sure. im also bipolar, with some bad anxiety.

can you please let us know what dysthemic is.. I am clueless.

Dysthymic Disorder

http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis1/p21-md04.html

LINK: i was going good until i got to 'D'. darn bipolar! so i dont have it. (-_-) guess i should be happy...

Dysthymic Disorder ?

It's feeling bad whether you like it or not.
Profound melancholy
I thought I was depressed until my Dr. said it was dysthymia
There is a difference
The personality and anxiety disorder sort of enhance and compliment each other to where I don't know what the hell Is wrong with me at any given moment.
Hey, I do take 20 pills a day for all three.
Anybody take more than that?

Dysthemic Disorder complicated by long history of self harm (that's what it has in my clinic notes), PTSD, anxiety, and OCD tendencies...

I found out about the Dysthemic Disorder diagnosis by reading it on a review sheet from my case worker...my psychiatrist didn't even bother to tell me he was giving me a new label.

Oh and I thought my 11 pill every day was bad...
The thing we gotta remember is...do they help?

I was being treated for bipolar 2 for a while because I had hypomania, or so I thought...now I really don't know. I have anxiety really bad, and my thoughts race...but most of the time I'm just majorly depressed. So I don't know. I'm sorry you're going through this but you are not alone!!

OK then,
I'm not alone , that's the good news,

- however, I'm wayeeeee out front in the taking of the drugs dept.

I do appreciate the response's to my querry, and I wish
this exercise in affiliating with my human frailty and sharing your circumstance as well, might be a little ray of comfort that wasn't there a moment ago.

Connecting , , , , remotely,
is somehow easy for me and , I suspect you all as well, that's cool,
nothing wrong with that

You know what? I'd like to make each of your live's better for just a single moment , and then look back on what happened with a smile
That's what I' wish I could do for you.

Kindness,

boy,

how cool . . . .

I am the one
who came into your life
and now we are known to each other
not in a way that was
but remotely
with a comfort zone
bigger than anyone could have ever imagined
I will only earn your trust through my actions
and I will never be mean or wish you harm
I am a good man
and I can be a trusted friend

and we will never meet

That is the way it has become

But it protects us in many ways

dysthemia

"It is considered a chronic depression, but with less severity than major depressive disorder."

more at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysthymia

Dysthymic disorder with schizoid personality disorder here

StillBill, I really like what you wrote in Reply #11. Thank you. (((HUGS)))