Posted by fallsfall on August 12, 2006, at 7:50:08
In reply to Collapsing inward -- bad things from long ago, posted by Racer on August 12, 2006, at 0:52:00
Yup. I use depression as a "coping mechanism". When things are hard I just drop out. My therapist is working on helping me to see this pattern, and when I feeling depressed we try to figure out what I'm trying to avoid. It has helped me keep the depressions from taking such hold of me. It is a constant battle, though. For me it is a very ingrained coping style. I don't think I could do this if I didn't see him 3/week - I need to be in his office to fight against coping this way, I can't do it by myself yet.
It is worth working on. The first step is to recognize that you are going limp. The second step is to try to figure out what is causing you to go limp. Then you can start working on those causes - and then theoretically, the limp behavior will go away.
Hard work - but worth it. Good luck!
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