hehe, sean you are a crack up!! you hit the nail on the head when describing men. I too don't understand how some women think men are so 'hard' to work out..............wtf?? you really are the most simple creatures on earth, you have two moods, that's all. Hungry or horny..............not so hard to work out huh? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> if one doesn't cheer him up, just try the other!! don't get me wrong, i love men, i love their simplicity, BUT it can be extremely frustrating for us that you don't 'think' like we do........you don't analyse or consider thoughts/feelings/actions and the ramifications of these....................you just 'exist' in the here and now and it sometimes feels like all the realities of life and all the problem assessment and resolution has to come from us.........it's damned tiring I tell you!! But like you say, it's the reality and we complement each other beautifully....awww shucks
One thing about our mood swings though or depression is how I actually look at it - i do remember reading somewhere that the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E & K somehow effect our hormones and thereby our moods, I can't remember the details of this, but it seems logical to me, that as we CFers are usually all lacking in these particular vitamins, there is a good possibility most of us also suffer from a hormone imbalance of types.......and being women and generally more hormonal anyway, we probably suffer more than male CFers. Add to that, that each and every one of us is living with a potential death sentence over their heads and continually struggling with a chronic and relentless illness..........i'd say we probably all suffer from depression to some extent or other at some time, if not always. Personally I take anti-depressants every day and have done for the last 2 yrs or so. I don't see it as a failing on my part, simply another drug I need to take to maintain as close to normal as possible health - both physical and menta. I would therefore advise anybody who is struggling with depression or extreme mood swings on a regular basis, to consider taking anti-deps - it makes my life a hell of lot easier to deal with and the happiness and laughter I now experience has got to be better for my health long term, than being negative, depressed, anxious and stressed out. I know some people are very wary of these drugs and i've tried several until I found one that agreed with me - but now, there is no looking back. Please any of you that are struggling, give this some thought, i'm glad I did.
Kat (37 with cf, NZ)<img src="i/expressions/puppy_eyes.gif" border="0">
One thing about our mood swings though or depression is how I actually look at it - i do remember reading somewhere that the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E & K somehow effect our hormones and thereby our moods, I can't remember the details of this, but it seems logical to me, that as we CFers are usually all lacking in these particular vitamins, there is a good possibility most of us also suffer from a hormone imbalance of types.......and being women and generally more hormonal anyway, we probably suffer more than male CFers. Add to that, that each and every one of us is living with a potential death sentence over their heads and continually struggling with a chronic and relentless illness..........i'd say we probably all suffer from depression to some extent or other at some time, if not always. Personally I take anti-depressants every day and have done for the last 2 yrs or so. I don't see it as a failing on my part, simply another drug I need to take to maintain as close to normal as possible health - both physical and menta. I would therefore advise anybody who is struggling with depression or extreme mood swings on a regular basis, to consider taking anti-deps - it makes my life a hell of lot easier to deal with and the happiness and laughter I now experience has got to be better for my health long term, than being negative, depressed, anxious and stressed out. I know some people are very wary of these drugs and i've tried several until I found one that agreed with me - but now, there is no looking back. Please any of you that are struggling, give this some thought, i'm glad I did.
Kat (37 with cf, NZ)<img src="i/expressions/puppy_eyes.gif" border="0">