Depression is treatable do you want to know why?
By Daydreamer2
@Daydreamer2 (470)
Philippines
October 22, 2008 7:23am CST
the important news is most people can be successfully treated for depression with the help of medicine, is psychotherapy ("talk therapy"), or a combination of both.
medication today there are prescription medicines called selective serotonin reuptake indibitors, also called SSRIs, which are the most prescribed treatments of depression.
Another form of treatment is psychotherapy. together with a psychiatrist or other qualified healthcare professional, you may explore your experiences, relationships, events, and feelings that are meaningful to you. therapy of this sort can help you find better ways of dealing with your problems.
so talk to your doctor and together you work out a treatment plan that's right for you.
4 responses
@efemtee (158)
• Philippines
22 Oct 08
I know well that depression is indeed very treatable.
It actually starts with oneself.
Depression basically stems from the problem of acceptance.
If one starts to accept things and learns to move on, then one would finally be able to accept.
However, one of course needs external factors (help) for one to finally move forward in life.
Help takes on many forms.
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
23 Oct 08
If one starts to accept things and learns to move on, then one would finally be able to accept.
I'm sorry but its not always that cut and dry..I'll NEVER "accept" what was done to me...it was and still is (the parts that still go on) cruel, heartless, vile, uncalled for and the list goes on...I DO accept that its happened mind you but that was yrs ago (that I accepted the fact of the matter) but just "moving forward" in life isnt that simple..it takes a lot of work healing first and foremost and that takes a very long time ya know. The harsher the trauma, combined with the support or lack of that one has also is a huge factor...
@lisa45 (87)
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24 Oct 08
i agree with rafie i mean come on life is such a struggle and there nobody is intreasted in your probleams i mean most people with depression our made out too be moaners anyway its not fair it is an illness and we get left to cope on our own there is nothing worse than wandering through your life aimlessley and feeling like you have no way out which is how i feel right now im studying on a high level i have a crappy job were they treat me like crap and i am in all kinds of debit with emotionall baggage from my child hood which i cant even begin to explain too be onest it fell like the walls our closing in on me and my opptions our narrowing i fell like i will loose my family if i carry on the way im going.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
23 Oct 08
Yes depression is "treatable" to one degree or another...sometimes one can completely overcome it...other times its something that is with a person for life (which is my case) but they are able to manage it with therapy and medication etc..I think a huge key though is above anything, DESIRE....The desire to change things however big or small is IMO the very first step..otherwise the therapy, medication etc etc is all pointless really becuase you'll never make any headway ya know..
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
24 Oct 08
I totally agree. I've had depression my whole life, although never really knew it. I was diagnosed about 5 years ago, but still didn't think it was that big of a deal. It hasn't been until the last few months that I've really noticed myself going into these "funks" as I like to call them. I've finally realized that I just can't get myself out of these funks, mostly because when I'm in one, I don't have the desire to try to get out of it.
That has led me to the decision that I am finally going to get on medication to treat my depression.
Therapy is also on my list, and probably my preferred method, but it's really not possible right now due to cost and time.
@lisa45 (87)
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24 Oct 08
hy daydreamer(2)
i tried this last time when i was depressed and too be onest it never worked they said they were fully booked for these kind of servecies and that i would have too wait a periord of 6-8 months to qualify for something like that.
you cant do the job without the man if you no what i mean
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
8 Oct 10
Well for depression, medicines are not solution. Do Meditation, try breathing exercise, it will help you balance and handle depression.
