Posted by antigua3 on December 14, 2007, at 7:09:47
In reply to Re: Healing versus Curing, posted by Daisym on December 14, 2007, at 0:01:52
I was struck by your comment that you think depression can be cured, especially since every pdoc I've seen has told me that my depression is something I will have to deal with my entire life (and be on meds, but I'm not sure I believe that).
I've been told that once you have one major depressive incident, you may or may not have another. but if you have another, you are so much more likely (don't remember the %), to have a third, and then even more likely to have a fourth if you have a third, and then you're stuck for life. I have depression, which will rear its ugly head again and again. My strong bouts occur about every seven years.
That doesn't mean to me, and here we go to lovelorn's discussion on healing, curing and Dinah's managing, that my depression can't be treated so it's so debilitating. And as more of my trauma is resolved, I'm healed more. I don't believe curing is in the cards for me because of my history, but I can heal and manage.
This may sound pessimistic, but I see it as realistic.
antigua
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