Posted by Dinah on July 11, 2005, at 22:20:59
In reply to Situational Depression, posted by Poet on July 9, 2005, at 0:54:26
I'm glad you called your pdoc.
Your job situation causes you stress, and stress has lots of physiological results, including lovely hormonal ones that trigger mood disturbances. It makes sense to attack things from both angles. Trying to reduce the stress with therapy and trying to even the resultant physical state with medication.
If you ever get the chance (and the money, because my insurance wouldn't cover it), you might give a look at biofeedback. It's another way of attacking the physical side of things, and might be especially helpful if you have trouble getting your brain to slow down enough to meditate.
I really enjoyed the biofeedback portion of my biofeedback sessions, and if I ever find another provider than biofeedback guy, I would love to give it another try.
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