Posted by mattdds on March 6, 2003, at 10:16:14
In reply to I'VE HAD IT-ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT, posted by KrissyP on March 5, 2003, at 20:25:12
Krissy,
I have some ideas that may help. I suffered from those feelings for a long time. I'd say I have largely worked through them successfully. Not 100%, but perhaps 80%. Before, I would obsess about these issues for hours, now they are more like fleeting thoughts that I quickly become aware of and then change. To be honest, I think this is one of those issues that is more amenable to some good CBT, and would be difficult to treat with meds. For me, there are some problems that are better left to psychotherapy (e.g. feelings of inferiority, rumination), while others are better targeted with meds (e.g. insomnia, depersonalization, somatic anxiety).
I'd love to discuss this with you over at psychological babble, and I think I have lots of ideas that could help. If this is 99% of your depression, as you say, I would bet (from a purely layman's perspective :)) the prognosis for feeling better is very good.
Let me know if you're interested.
Matt
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