I suffered from depression for many years, including most of my childhood -- so many years that I can't even begin to count. I was told time and time again that my depression was incurable, and that it would worsen with age. Just like it says in the above article. Well, I beg to differ. Whoever tells a depressed person that depression is incurable is absolutely wrong. And simply feeding the person's depression. When I once listened to a doctor tell me that I was doomed to have depression for the rest of my life, I felt like considering suicide. That was the most irresponsible and cruel thing a doctor could have told me. The fact is, depression is indeed treatable and curable. It's a matter of re-educating your brain. When you get caught in the cyclical hold of depression, and have time after time of depression episodes, your brain gets caught in this pattern. When you're medicated effectively and can avoid depressive episodes for an extensive length of time, you can pull out of the cycle. I was able to move beyond my depression with the help of an awesome psychiatric nurse practitioner, and it took a long time to accomplish it -- to get to a place where I no longer needed to be on an anti-depressant. And where I could not only function where I no longer wanted to crawl into bed and hang out in the fetal position, but actually lead a very happy, fulfilling life. Fortunately, I had the help I needed to become empowHered to conquer my depression. It is possible -- don't allow anyone to tell you otherwise.
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I suffered from depression for many years, including most of my childhood -- so many years that I can't even begin to count. I was told time and time again that my depression was incurable, and that it would worsen with age. Just like it says in the above article. Well, I beg to differ. Whoever tells a depressed person that depression is incurable is absolutely wrong. And simply feeding the person's depression. When I once listened to a doctor tell me that I was doomed to have depression for the rest of my life, I felt like considering suicide. That was the most irresponsible and cruel thing a doctor could have told me. The fact is, depression is indeed treatable and curable. It's a matter of re-educating your brain. When you get caught in the cyclical hold of depression, and have time after time of depression episodes, your brain gets caught in this pattern. When you're medicated effectively and can avoid depressive episodes for an extensive length of time, you can pull out of the cycle. I was able to move beyond my depression with the help of an awesome psychiatric nurse practitioner, and it took a long time to accomplish it -- to get to a place where I no longer needed to be on an anti-depressant. And where I could not only function where I no longer wanted to crawl into bed and hang out in the fetal position, but actually lead a very happy, fulfilling life. Fortunately, I had the help I needed to become empowHered to conquer my depression. It is possible -- don't allow anyone to tell you otherwise.
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