Posted by baseball55 on May 8, 2015, at 20:17:36
In reply to Re: Pdoc said I'm too messed up to be helped by drugs! » kilo8, posted by Poet on May 8, 2015, at 14:21:30
Dealing with losses and trauma from one's past can be important in dealing with depression. It was for me. But then again, I knew it would be for me, because I knew, on some vaguely conscious level, that my past was tormenting me. So I sought out "psycho-dynamic" therapy, which is based partly on addressing the past, but also partly on building a relationship with a therapist and learning to feel vulnerable and experience emotions.
But this type of therapy only works if you feel trust and connection to the therapist. And if you feel, in your heart, that you need to connect with someone and talk about your emotions. If you don't feel this need, and/or don't feel connection, this type of therapy won't work well.
For depression, CBT and DBT therapies often work, though these too only work if a strong emotional connection is formed.
You have to decide this for yourself. Do you feel a need to talk to someone? Do you feel a need to unburden yourself? Do you feel a need to have a person in your live who makes you feel cared for, unconditionally? Or do you just want to try medications that may improve your mood.
I think, intuitively, we know these things about ourselves.
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