maybe

My female owner is so positive that she is dysthymic that she went to check out her mental bible (aka DSM-IV-TR) to see if she met criteria for any mood disorders. Not major depression she says, not even dysthymia. Her presenting complaints? – poor sleep, loss of interest/ pleasure in things, irritable, social withdrawal, feelings of worthlessness/ helplessness, difficulty concentration, poor memory, sometimes undereating, sometimes overeating, easily tired (especially mentally and socially). No suicide ideation. Hmm.. maybe she is getting there?! Don’t think she has any familial history of mental or psychiatric illnesses though.