Thanks, folks. BELIEVE me, I do NOT think I am the only one with problems! Actually, I wouldn't trade my life with anyone else's!
If I appear self-involved, it's because I look back over my life recently and realized "something" was ALWAYS not right...then I do some research and find quotes and symptom lists on the net - then "HOLY S***! NOW THIS MAKES SENSE!"
Yes, I HAVE been through a lot lately...but also recognize a lifelong pattern. Nothing huge or major, but just a constant jitter of experiences that could have been much different - healthier.
And, having FINALLY (after a couple of defiant decades) accepted my diagnosis of one chemical imbalance - it makes sense to me that another chemical might be involved.
Pam - you are absolutely right. And my point (with my mom's POV) is that it STARTS in the mental area and shows in the outward behaviour and way of living. My point with my Mom is that fixing this from the outside - where I am concerned - just WILL not work for any length of time, because I will not be able to keep it that way!
Do any of you find that, when a brain chemical is out of whack and presents physical symptoms - like Parkinson's - it is generally accepted as an illness? But when the symptoms are emotional or behavioural, one is expected to Suck It Up or Snap Out Of It?
OK, my little vent for today!
Thank you all very much...it is a scary time right now...
hugs hugs hugs
Catty1
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