overcoming depression?
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hi tootsierolle
congratulations on being well!
i think your psychologist is right - you have overcome it
because he has seen many people and had more experience.
generally, people don't always feel great all the time and they do feel blue sometimes
so please don't worry
the most important thing is that you feel good
now, you may like to think of how to make yourself feel better when you don't [feel good]
such as do something you enjoy doing
talk with someone you trust/ seek for help
if necessary, you may like to contact your psychologist to talk about this
best wishes
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It is normal to have some depression once in a great while, it's part of life. But.chronic depression will just get worse. You don't sound like you are over it, but no one but a professional can say for sure. It sounds like you may need a second opinion. I have fought depression over the years and when you finally overcome there is a BIG difference. Please, continue to seek help, sometimes it takes a while to find out what will work for you. Some people need medication, even if for a short while, to help overcome it along with psychotherapy. I wish you luck
My whole dads side of the family is Bi-polar or has really bad depression, Ive had depression my whole life, and been in and out of hospitals and been on numerous medications, Im only 18 but Ive been thought a hell of a time with depression, If you are genetically depressed, you can never overcome depression, you can gain coping skills that make you stronger , and you can be on medication(which helps tremendously.) but there is no such thing as just not being depressed anymore, everyone has good days and everyone has days where they don't feel like being alive.If you are really against being on meds, I would continue going to therapy, stay away from people who trigger your depression, atleast until you can gain better coping skills, and go on walks for like an hour a day, it has helped me sooo much.Its just a natural high, and it helps you sleep better at night. It appears that you may be Bi-Polar. I was misdiagnosed for years with clinical depression. If you often feel elation for no apparent reason, have racing thoughts, have trouble completing tasks it may be the answer.
Every patient responds d differently to treatment of this disease. Depends on the circumstances. Situationally induced and heredity are factors.
It sounds like you are doing better - that's wonderful. But, life presents bad days under the best of circumstances. am so glad you are doing better and hope the bad days won't take you so far down
When you say you defeated depression, you kind of make it sound like it is by an act of your will that you can get over it - and that simply is not true. It is a chemical imbalance. Your hormones are probably more stable now and hopefully, you will become more stable with time. One can do some things that help get the chemistry in order, like exercise. Some practitioners want patients to be on medication, because it helps process the counseling so much better. But, each person has to do what works for them. If the bad days are taking you down so far it is unbearable, you might consider some other options. As you know a psychologist cannot prescribe medication, you would have to go to a medical doctor for that. Don't rule it out - a low maintenance dose may stabilize you, which you may be able to wean off of.
Also, it can re-occur so if you are prepared, that helps
Its hard to just "get over" depression. Keep talking to your doctor, it can keep getting better. Wickedness, injustice, grief, pessimism, trouble, loneliness, fear, stress, frustration, distrust, unscrupulousness, anxiety, rage, jealousy, resentment, drug addiction, immorality, gambling, prostitution, hunger, poverty, social corruption, theft, war, struggle, violence, oppression, fear of death… News about these issues appear in the newspapers and on TV every day. The popular press devotes entire pages to these subjects, while others serialise articles about their psychological and social aspects. However, our acquaintance with these feelings is not limited solely to the press; in daily life, we, too, frequently come across such problems and, more importantly, personally experience them.
People and societies endeavour to liberate themselves from the distressing experiences, disorder and repressive social structures that have prevailed over the world for long periods. We only need to glance at ancient Greece; the Great Roman Empire; Tsarist Russia, or the so-called Age of Enlightenment, and even the 20th century-a century of misery which saw two world wars and world-wide social disasters. No matter upon which century or location you concentrate your research, the picture will not be appreciably different.
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