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Sad Dad
Depression can be difficult on all members of the family
Neal Pollack: Here's something about which I'm sure we're both well-qualified to talk: depression. I've suffered from it my whole life, and while it's mostly under control with various drugs now, it still rears its head. I can only imagine that you, as well, have spent many a black hour feeling blue. My child seems to have a very similar bio-chemical makeup to me. He flies into uncontrollable rages about nothing, he's prone to crying fits, and he sometimes gets very nervous if he has an itchy clothing tag. These, in my experience, are early warning signs of depression. He doesn't get depressed yet, not really. His life is too happy in general. But once puberty hits, I'm scared. Do you think about this stuff in regard to your girls? Do you talk with them about depression? Any clue to how to guide them through its dangerous shoals?
Erika Schickel: Wow, so interesting that you're bringing this up this week, because I have been struggling with depression a lot lately. Not my own, mind you — my husband's.
When I met my husband nearly 20 years ago he was a shy but game fellow with a tendency towards lonerism. A gifted guitarist, my man sure could play the blues. But over the years what started out as a "glass-is-half-empty" way of thinking has morphed into more serious sadness and isolation. We should have seen it coming. His mother is given to acute sad-sackiness, if not outright clinical depression. But when I met him, none of that bothered me. I liked being his candy coating.
Erika Schickel: Wow, so interesting that you're bringing this up this week, because I have been struggling with depression a lot lately. Not my own, mind you — my husband's.
When I met my husband nearly 20 years ago he was a shy but game fellow with a tendency towards lonerism. A gifted guitarist, my man sure could play the blues. But over the years what started out as a "glass-is-half-empty" way of thinking has morphed into more serious sadness and isolation. We should have seen it coming. His mother is given to acute sad-sackiness, if not outright clinical depression. But when I met him, none of that bothered me. I liked being his candy coating.
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