Posted by bleauberry on December 31, 2012, at 16:10:30
In reply to Does therapy really help anyone?, posted by Meltingpot on December 30, 2012, at 16:50:56
Therapy only works when the biological problem that is causing the depression is treated. If one is on meds and still depressed, it means therapy is not going to be able to work, and it also means that whatever the choice of meds are, well, they are not treating the problem. Wrong meds.
But anyway, yeah, I found therapy useless in improving depression. It wasn't until months later on a med that was working that all the therapy began to make sense and have real significance.
A depressed brain just cannot process stuff very well.
You asked if you are missing something and the only thing I can see is the right meds or herbs. Those are missing at the moment.
Therapy did help me a lot in one way even during deep depression. That was, the counselor was very good at being a cool calm coach and cheerleading team. He helped me sort of like a stepping stone just buy some time. I always felt so much better when leaving his office, but it only lasted a couple hours and then things were dark again. But at least I had some bit of new wisdom to hang on to until our next meeting.
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