Jennifer,

 

I honestly do believe that there is a link because I have spoke to a lot of girls that are my age and younger that talk about being depressed and they also have CAH.  I remember meeting tons of girls from the CAH kids board and them telling me all the time how they hated life, hated this disease, and hated taking medication.  That being said, I remember telling my mother when I was 8 years old that I wish I would die and that I wished I would never been born.  I’ve always battled depression and I think the reason that its routed to this is for the fact that we’re constantly battling hormone changes.  These hormone changes can cause really bad mood swings, irritability, and other mood changes.  I’ve read that certain types of medication can also bring that out in the patients as well. 

 

I hope you figure it out.  I know that for myself, I seeked God and eventually became baptized.  I’ve fallen off the tracks a few times, but I have managed to build myself back up.  I honestly can say that he is the only thing that causes my happiness (besides my little one).  But he is the only thing that makes me COMPLETE.  And that is what I always sought.

 

Liz