People with depression

It has often occurred to me, as a professional psychologist, that a lot of what I teach and preach I have no idea about. I like to work with people with anxiety, because I have a lot of anxiety issues. If you can relate, that you can treat better. One of the things that has bugged me in the past is not knowing what true clinical depression is like. This past year or so has changed all that. First, the miscarriage showed me what it is like to have your life thrown into a tailspin. The second piece of the puzzle are these damn hormones.

The past couple of weeks I have felt great. A little stressed from work, IVF, money, etc. but otherwise I feel like I finally have my head above water. I have left the devastation behind and started looking forward. The past couple of days I have felt like the clouds are forming. I know it is the hormones I inject into my stomach each morning. It just sucks to feel depressed for apparently no reason. I know it is the hormones but that barely helps. Now I know how hollow it must sound when I tell clients that realizing they have depression is going to help. I know that mine comes from the injections, but it doesn't make the blues go away. I am very lucky because I know that mine is only temporary.