Depression

[joanna bujes]

At 10:06 PM 03/06/2002 -0500, Carrol wrote:
>Depression can bring about serious explosions of temper, but those are
>reduced considerably once one realizes that they _are_ depression
>linked. The deep depression that led me to seek psychiatric help was
>(seemingly) triggered when I really blew my top at a public meeting.
>Afterwards, I crossed the street to where my car was parked, got in, and
>the roof caved in on me. Really deep depression. That was about 16 years
>ago. Since then only once has there been such an occurrence. (When it
>happens it makes one act like a fucking weatherman. They thought that
>was the way a real communist was supposed to act I guess.)

That's interesting, it seems to give the lie to depression=repressed anger 
because you certainly weren't repressing any anger. Which leaves another 
possiblity, one less often mentioned, depression is a defense against 
anxiety. ???

Joanna