> > Zoloft barely keeps me sane.
> 
> A co-worker of mine recently switched to errr.... Celexia? I'm probably
> spelling that wrong. And the difference in her demeanor was amazing.

If your co-worked can handle Celexia (I am not sure of the spelling also)
she should be able to get Lexapro (the same active ingredient without
one of the impurities). Our insurance vascilates on this though.

> > Concentrating on being happy works when I'm just feeling 
> > blue. When depression hits I either have to wait it out 
> > (months), find a long and intense adrenaline rush, or use drugs.
> 
> Adrenaline rushes help? Like.... Race cars? BASE jumping? Roller coasters?
> Kinky sex?

The trouble is that when depressed most of these things are too much
trouble. Roller coasters I have no control over, I've never been into
racing cars, and I refuse to jump out of a perfectly working airplane.

I know that being shot at helps.

Unfortunately since depression kills (or at least wounds) the sex drive,
I've never been able to try kinky sex. Also, much as I hate to say it,
I'm not very attractive when depressed. :(

> I think there is a long term need for excitement (not stress) in humans that
> is not met in civilized society. We spend too much time trying to be calm in
> the face of annoyance and steady grinding rather than resting and playing in
> between moments of pure terror while risking it all. Our bodies and brain
> chemistry have not evolved fast enough to work correctly in the new world.
> Just my theory.

James, I think that you're onto something here. Of course, the aftermath
of an adrenaline rush (without having used up the adrenaline) is pretty
bad.
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