Symptoms scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest and most severe
These are for the day of January 11th, 2007 only.
I was asleep when you called me today. I apologize for that, I didn’t hear the phone.
Self harm issues – 9 Cutting
Isolation – 9
Unrealistic fears – 7 I’ve been timid which leads to isolation
Tearful- 7
Flashbacks – 0
Dissociation- 7
exaggerated Startle response – 7
Anger issues – 7
Shower- no * This is unusual for me because I shower and wash my hair daily
Medication – yes
Leave the house- no
Eat- yes (potato soup)
Little interest or pleasure in doing things - 8
I love to cook but I have very little interest in it right now. The potato soup was a half assed thing. I did it in the crock pot. As a friend of mine would say, there was no love put in that meal.
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless - 9
My baseline for this is a 4. I’ve felt worthless lately but I’m not really sure why.
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much - 8
Both, I sleep too much when I actually do get to sleep. My baseline for sleep disturbances is usually an 8 but the problem is more that I refuse to sleep rather than trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. That’s what I’m dealing with right now, trouble falling asleep and staying asleep.
Feeling tired or having little energy – 8
I get tired easily anymore.
Poor appetite or overeating – 8
I was overeating but now I’m not eating much at all. I binged on donuts for a week or so but then I just lost interest in my favorite donut in the world. How could I lose interest in a jelly donut? While that sounds “funny” its worrisome to me. When I don’t want the things I really like it worries me. I’ve been chain smoking big time.
Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down – 6
That’s an improvement from yesterday.
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television – 0
No, because one would have to want to do these things in order to have a decline in concentration. I usually do not have difficulty concentrating while reading.
Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite—being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual – 0
Not today.
Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way – 6
My baseline for this is 6. The last few days I’ve been significantly above my baseline, today has been somewhat better.
Austin
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