Severe depression: it's not just feeling sad, and it's not something a person can "snap out of." It's a serious medical condition. It happened to me a few years ago, and it is happening to a dear friend of mine right now.
Having a passion for life and for love makes us feel human, alive. Losing your sex drive can make you feel even more depressed than you already are. And the medications for depression often have "sexual side effects." Oh, yippie, sexual side effects, just what a depressed person needs! If the medication doesn't completely crush your sex drive, it may subdue your ability to have an orgasm. Oh boy, thanks a lot, Doc, where do I stand in line for some of that? Does it have to be a choice between feeling unhappy and feeling numb?
The good news is that there are effective meds for depression that don't have those side effects. So if you are feeling depressed, hopeless, unable to do what you once could, don't be afraid to talk to your doctor.
And then get yourself some nice, erotic novels and come back to life.
22 January 2010
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