the weird thing about this bout was that it took me ten or twelve days to notice. "Hey, I'm depressed!! That's why I'm snappish and mopey and irritable and don't want to do anything at all."
Nah, that's not weird. I often forget that irritability is a symptom of depression, and I'm depressed all the time. You sounded like you were just tired/fatigued for a period, or having a post-holidays letdown, or something. Not surprising you didn't recognize depression for a while.
I started to feel better after that realization, which is not any less weird.
Nope, not weird either. Often just acknowledging our (negative) feelings can help relieve them. We don't have to keep expressing the symptoms of it once it's acknowledged. This happens to me with anxiety all the time. You might also have some automatic CBT stuff you do when you recognize your depression that helps relieve it.
In any case, weird or not, am glad you are feeling better now! :D
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Nah, that's not weird. I often forget that irritability is a symptom of depression, and I'm depressed all the time. You sounded like you were just tired/fatigued for a period, or having a post-holidays letdown, or something. Not surprising you didn't recognize depression for a while.
I started to feel better after that realization, which is not any less weird.
Nope, not weird either. Often just acknowledging our (negative) feelings can help relieve them. We don't have to keep expressing the symptoms of it once it's acknowledged. This happens to me with anxiety all the time. You might also have some automatic CBT stuff you do when you recognize your depression that helps relieve it.
In any case, weird or not, am glad you are feeling better now! :D