I'm going to visit my pusher, er, psychiatrist today a meeting that, for me at least, evokes a certain amount of anxiety due to the fact that I don't really know what to tell him. Usually around the time that I see him, I am feeling normal, i.e. the drugs are working the way they should. When I feel normal, the times that I was depressed...even if they happened just a few hours earlier...seem unreal, fictionary. When I tell him about them, I feel as though I am making them up, or if I am exaggerating their magnitude. The same goes for the visits during which I am depressed...I can't remember ever feeling normal or happy, and I can't imagine ever feeling so.
I thought it might help if I had some sort of dry, clinical scale for emotions...some logical way to present my range of feelings. I did a Google search and this site was one of the first hits. It's a bit sparse, but it has a point scale as well as brief descriptions so it will work for now...seeing as my appointment is in about an hour.
If you need such a chart, use in good health. Oh and post a message if the link is broken...or if you're feeling adventurous, Google for your own and post back.
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