ilandiamant@... asked this question on 4/13/2000:
I am a psychotherapist looking for papers or any other relevant information on depression in high achievers after having been successful in business. , I am a psychotherapist looking for papers or any other relevant information on depression in high achievers after having been successful in business.
betroc gave this response on 4/15/2000:
I am a person with chronic depression. I don't know if this will help you but I guess I would have been a 'high acheiver'. I graduated with 2 bachelors degrees from a small college in NH where I met and married a local boy. I was an art major & had my 1st child while getting my fine art degree during my thesis year. In a couple of yrs I ended up starting a sign business which picked up right away. Before we knew it we were putting a down payment on a home. And I was expecting our 2nd boy. I began having some headaches but it was no big deal. A prescription of something would last me a few months anyhow & controlled the headaches. I remember we were arguing about money as the bus. was not making more money but we had taken on too much over head & began working out of the garage in the house. Bingo-#3 was on it's way, a girl. Finally a girl.. I was so happy. My tubes were tied & my family was complete. I was the sec. for the NH Sign Assoc. for 2 yrs prior to her birth & stepped down as I had too much now. The bus. kept failing but was rectifiable. I was unable to get out of bed in the morning, migraine consistently, anxiety etc. Dx with post-partum depression after birth of my baby girl. She is 9 now I still am on anti-depressants. What alsohappened was that I had memories of being molested when I was really young like 4 or 5 by my grandfather(mat side).My 2 sisters said they were, but ne'er mentione it prior. I am now on mmt(methadone maint.)& live 2 hrs away from my kids which my husband took from me when he gave his oath that if I filed i would lose the house, the business and the kids. He did a good job. For once he reached his goals. Altho at 31 he was messing around w/a 15 yr old who is now married to him.(@8yrs ago it started-now he is 39 & she 23/24) His atty used the 'nuts' reason as to why I couldn' have my kids. Yes, I am still depressed. I do my artwork each day so I have something to look forward to. Hearing from interested people such as yourself really makes me feel as though others at least are trying to help let me know what you end up doing to help people. Thanks betroc@neonline.net