A depressive becomes a kind of detective in trying to solve the relapse dilemma.
\n“What the hell triggered this?” I\u2019ve been asking myself for about eight days.
\nI studied my sleep-mood-menstruation-medication journal and realized one thing had changed: I went off my medication to stimulate the production of the hormone Prolactin in my pituitary gland, at the urging of my endocrinologist. While researching the cause of my tumor in the pituitary gland (yes, I\u2019m ODC), I ran across studies that suggest any fluctuation of hormones in the pituitary gland can absolutely trigger mood-related symptoms.
\nEric had another suspect.
\n“Therese, you are good at recognizing that you need to take your medication, work with a doctor, exercise, and eat right,” he said. “But you don\u2019t seem to get the \u2018rest\u2019 part of it. You can\u2019t write a book in two weeks [I was trying to do that], train for a triathlon, manage your blog, and be an involved parent without burning out. You never let yourself rest.”
\nAs usual, his assessment was accurate. That\u2019s why I loved liquor. It helped me relax, something I have great difficulty doing sober.
\nThe hardest thing for me to do is nothing. But I don\u2019t want to go to another bloody support group. Enough therapy and support!
\nI will try, ever so hard, to do absolute nothing for ten minutes every day for a week–the amount of time it takes me to swallow all of my vitamins and supplements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A depressive becomes a kind of detective in trying to solve the relapse dilemma. “What the hell triggered this?” I\u2019ve been asking myself for about eight days. I studied my sleep-mood-menstruation-medication journal and realized one thing had changed: I went off my medication to stimulate the production of the hormone Prolactin in my pituitary gland,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doctorsinsurance","category-mental-health"],"yoast_head":"\n