Another day in paradise

Tee and I surfed the net over the weekend looking for some insight into what could be Mollies cause for her general mood and behaviours.

We can’t get to see the counsellors for a couple of weeks so we thought we’d try a homemade version of counselling until then.

Typing in her symptoms threw this up -

Dysthymia

Dysthymia is a milder type of depression that can last for over a year in young people.

A person with Dysthymia may:

• gradually lose interest in things they have enjoyed doing and appear to be more ‘down’ most of the time
• have less energy and find it difficult to concentrate
• have trouble with eating and sleeping patterns
• the most common factor is feeling bad about themselves and having less confidence and enjoyment in their lives.

Dysthymia is more serious than just a depressed mood alone and may need professional assessment and help if you are concerned.

That really sums Mollie up at the moment however the real light at the end of the tunnel for us was this: 

“The treatment for this treatable affliction is mainly “talk therapy”.

Well we’ll be all right there then.

We’re good at that!