DaCostaBR: Besides, I don't think simply giving in to your obsessive nature and "riding it out" will help you in any way. These things don't just go away, and if it is a cycle like you said, then you're just setting yourself up to see it all return sooner or later.
The cycle isn't for depression, it's for whatever gets my interest. I've spent 6 months memorizing and learning how to solve rubix cubes. I've spent 6 months straight programming, then 6 months learning Bushcraft, gaming, hunting, cooking, etc. If I'm setting myself up, I don't know what for since most of the time it's beneficial. This isn't a cycle of in and out of depression, the depression is constant, like background noise.
DaCostaBR: I don't think sex will help you either. <snip> if you were the type of person who would go to a prostitute, I'm certain you'd see afterward that nothing had changed.
There's a distinct chemical imbalance in my brain. It's correct sex by itself (
at least a single round) won't do much of anything. Sex I'd need (
which ties into romance, love and intimacy) I need at a far higher frequency. With no release at all, I become an utter asshole. There's no sugar coating that.
I've
talked about issues before with shrinks when I was 14 (
and in the military, and the VA) found it a waste of time; I've gotten prescription treatments before.
Neither have helped. Instinctively I know what I need, in my gut it tells me. It's just about finding it.