Posted by pinkeye on February 28, 2005, at 17:55:57
In reply to Prognosis, posted by fallsfall on February 28, 2005, at 17:32:59
I wouldn't be able to honestly predict your chances of getting depressed again.
But here is a line of thinking which might help you - supposing you have a huge tendency to put on fat - then it is almost sure you will become fat again even if you work your way and become very slim.But, chances does not mean you can overcome it. If you put in a monitoring scale in your house and keep watching your weight at a regular pace and go on a diet everytime you put on 2 lbs, then there is an extremely good chance, that you will not become fat again. and if you do become a little fat, you will be able to catch yourself and go back to becoming slim. That is what I do - I was heavily overweight 10 years back, and I slimmed down and have maintained my weight fairly stable for the past 9 years.
Same thing goes to getting depressed. As long as you keep working on it with your therapist and develop awareness of yourself and know how to prevent a major crash, you should be fine. Knowing that you have a tendency to become depressed, learn to recognize the first signs of depression in yourself and promise to yourself to act on it as soon as it starts.
The statistics are probably indicative of the factor, that most people when they become depressed, don't go on to develop a full fledged coping strategy for themselves and don't have an external guidance as much as they need. Depressed people are more likely to give up and not seek assistance when they need it. But if you want, you can beat the statistics.
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