Posted by rainyday on February 27, 2004, at 14:19:28
In reply to Your own opinion with depression Anxiety, posted by Sad and Blue on February 27, 2004, at 10:05:24
Or is this depression and anxiety actually a chemical imbalance that we must endure and consume medication?
> What do you honestly feel why you are where you are with your depression?I think I had several past traumatic events that "broke" me into the depression (BP II) and now I'm left with a chemical imbalance. The anxiety I think my body "learned" as a result of those traumatic experiences, and it will take medication and therapy to improve that too. I recognize that none of this happened overnight, so for me to expect a magic pill to make me all better is unrealistic. I also recognize that given how differently we react as individuals makes it unwise to expect that what works for one person will work for another.
For me, I think the journey has just started. I have been getting treatment off and on for over 5 years, but only recently have I decided to actively participate in my recovery. Up until then it was something I felt had just happened to me (because I'm a loser, because I'm defective, because I'm not smart or pretty enough, blah blah blah).
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