“I’ve heard people talk about it, guess I got me a case, George.”
Case of what, Luther?”
“That depression thing.”
“Depression? What depression? All kinds of depression, real and imaginary. You want folks to feel genuinely sorry for you, you have to be specific. Tell them what kind of depression. They’ll be especially sympathetic if it’s the same depression they have. Or what they think they have.”
“Okay.”
“Okay, what?”
“Huh?”
“What kind of depression you suffering from, Luther?”
“Postnatal.”
“What!?”
“Yeah. Got postnatal depression.”
“Not sure you can actually suffer from postnatal or postpartum depression.”
“Why not?”
“Think it applies to women. Mostly. Probably only women. Which you ain’t. Though I reckon if clinical postpartum depression where bad enough a lady affected could make everyone around them suffer. See where that could depress everyone else too, so in a way they’d suffer from postpartum depression, male or female.”
“Here to tell you men can get it. I got it. Runny nose tickles my throat. Makes me cough. It’s depressing.”
“That’s post nasal drip.”
“That’s what I said. Nose drips. You cough. It’s depressing.”
“No. You said postnatal. Postnatal depression. You got a case of post nasal drip.”
“Same thing.”
“No, it’s not.”
“It is.”
“No, it’s not. Postpartum depression is what a woman gets after giving birth. Lot of really scary symptoms.”
“Like what?”
“Lack of energy. Feeling sad, worthless, or angry. Overeating, not eating. Irritability. Moodiness.”
“No runny nose? Scratchy throat and coughing?”
“Not particularly.”
“Shame.”
“Why?”
“Read about a support group. Was gonna look into it. Maybe get some help.”
“Pretty much believe you’re beyond help, Luther.”
“What I got fatal?”
“Postnasal drip?”
“Yeah. That.”
“Not hardly. Frustrating. But not fatal.”
“Pretty serious far as I’m concerned.”
“Luther, my man…”
“What, George?”
“Postnasal drip is the least of your worries.”
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exposed by spwilcenwrites “Self-diagnosis – October 5, 2021”
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