Dysthymic disorder Community Group

Sadness. It is real. If you have Dysthymia, it's a constant state of being. . . It never leaves you. I'd really like to see what reality is like, you know, check out how it feels to NOT be sad all the freaking time. . . This is just mean. I mean come on, somebody . . . God, throw me a bone! I'm a cool guy, I do good things. OK, , , enough of this shit, it...

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Pseudo-bulbar Affect Disorder

johnnycake
johnnycake

I have been dealing with dystymia and depression most of my life.  Occasionally I look into PBA just to confirm that I don't have it.


PBA is a condition that causes uncontrollable crying and/or laughing that happens suddenly and frequently. It can happen in people with a brain injury or certain neurologic conditions.

A person having a PBA crying spell may cry when they don’t feel sad or when they only feel a little bit sad. Someone having a PBA laughing spell may laugh when they don’t feel amused or when they only feel a little bit amused.



https://www.pbainfo.org/about-pba


carasmom
carasmom
What do you do to help yourself? I was diagnosed with distymia in 2012. It was honestly a gift... Years of diagnoses that never seemed to fit... First bipolar... but I didn't really have the highs... so then bipolar II.... Honestly... that still didn't feel like it covered me... and finally now... in my 50's this new diagnoses... I'd never heard of... and yet... more me... something I felt like fit... Doesn't change anything... I'm past feeling like I will or even need to be healed... I just want to do the best I can to hang on and find hope and strength to keep putting one foot in front of the other... I try to accept it's okay not to be okay and not to let others burden me with their put downs of me.
johnnycake
johnnycake
@carasmom mostly, I eat. Chocolate really seems to lift my mood. I took xanax for awhile, and it helped, but my symptoms are not severe enough to justify the risk, and other anti-depressant/meds that I've tried (Wellbutrin, Effexor) have not helped.

One day, many years ago, I was driving to work, which at that time was a high-pressure job an hour away from my home. Tears started streaming down my face for no reason. Then, in a flash, it came to me: I hated the job, which was taking over and ruining my life. I resigned a week later, and have never had a similar experience since then.

I also avoid getting over-tired. The dark clouds seems to gather when I don't get enough sleep.
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