Chronic depression

[mirrorshard]

From ewin - A note on depression.

Chronic depression does not kill merely through suicide; your body and mind also take a powerful hit every time it strikes. Depression is exhausting and painful. It shifts the balance of chemicals in the brain, and if it lasts long enough, it can cause damage to the brain, making that imbalance permanent. It's hard on the heart, the glands, the digestive system, it's hell on the immune system, bad for circulation.

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[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

This is so important to know, and people don't pay enough attention to it. Thank you.

You are wonderful, my darling. I love you so much.

[reddragdiva]

Indeed. I have a friend with chronic atypical depression who has gone through every drug imaginable and is now having ECT as the absolute last-ditch attempt to remedy it. It seems to be working a bit, but is already affecting their memory.

[downybearded1.livejournal.com]

This is somewhat worrying... *hides under blanket*