Dear Paulette, please don’t despair too much. I am 76 now and I have had dysthymia all my life undiagnosed and now I have Major Depression, recurrent. Not suicidal but often I feel like, what’s the point, you know.
Well, I think the point is, thank goodness they know about and give meds. Been on 60 mg Prozac for years. Doesn’t always help in that for some reason some of the JOY I had not long ago is going.
On the other hand, I DO often have GOOD or better days so I’m thinking just a pill doesn’t work but we (I) have to also work the program. There are few real success stories with depression, that is that completely goes away but, there are some for sure. So on my bad days, I try not to berate myself and boy, that is hard not to do…calling yourself lazy, etc.
Instead, I try really hard to REMEMBER that there ARE still good days.
If I look, almost every day SOMETHING special happens, no matter how minute.
I’ll keep hanging on….you too, okay? Peace and love to you.