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Originally Posted by pwd72s
Some days it's damned hard to NOT allow depression in. It gets tougher to do as you age. Just got back from the local clinic, a cute young PA talking on all the things wrong with me, ordering more meds changes.
Made me wonder why I'm bothering to hang around..knowing it's a downhill from here...able to do and enjoy less & less as time passes.
But, I know this current feeling will pass...it always does.
So, can only imagine the hell of feeling depressed 24/7...
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I can relate to this, even though I'm lucky enough to only take cholesterol and light blood pressure meds at my age. I can imagine older people becoming depressed and wondering about continuing to "hang around." It is nothing but a down hill trip without chance for change. There is sometimes an overwhelming attitude of BTDT that keeps you from looking forward to doing things. You look around and see that you're "out of the game" in so many respects and will never have a chance to get back in. When my grandmother was going down hill at 96, I talked to her doctor. He said she was depressed. At that time I was wondering what she had to be depressed about, since she was well taken care of and in physically decent shape for her age. Now as I get older, I'm gaining some insight.