Email Between Me and My BFF
Me: Friends and family say I have been acting strange. That I have a “flat affect” – not displaying proper emotions, that I have been staring, and walking funny. It either has to do with medication or depression, I am not sure which. My doctor decreased my medication because of these symptoms. I wanted to know if you noticed anything recently. My mom says I’ve been acting like a western state patient and that really scares me.
My BFF’s reply: You have always been reserved, quiet and conservative to a point. That is just your personality. When you and I are together we talk and giggle, that doesn’t seem flat to me. Maybe it is the meds. I have the opposite problem, I am overreactive. Don’t let your mom scare you. She can’t put you in Western State I don’t think and I don’t think you act like that.
That makes me feel a whole lot better!
