Posted by afatchic on July 31, 2000, at 18:05:54
In reply to Some questions for everyone about depression, posted by Rach on July 31, 2000, at 0:46:53
> 1. Do you believe your depression is biologically based or more mentally based?Almost completely biological but I think everyone could benefit from a *good* counselor.
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> 2. Do you take medications &/or have counselling?I've been on medication for about 11 years. I had tried counseling and it didn't have much effect. I realized that most mental health professionals were worse off than I was.
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> 3. Have you geared your treatment towards what you base your depression on?Definitely. Fix the brain chemicals and the lights come back on.
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> 4. If you believe your depression is more mentally based, what events/actions etc. contributed to your depression?N/A
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> 5. Do you have any blood-relatives with depression?You betcha. My dad self-medicated with alcohol until it killed him. My sister takes the same meds that I do.
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> 6. Do you believe in 'recovery', or do believe in 'remission' (or both)?I suppose it depends on the cause but for me I think only remission is possible.
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> 7. Do you believe you will recover/remiss? (is that the right term?)Definitely! One of my very favorite sayings, "This too shall pass"
Sandi (aka afatchic)
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