Posted by ksvt on February 21, 2001, at 18:56:41
In reply to Part of Me Doesn't Want to Get Well, posted by niborr on February 21, 2001, at 12:40:40
>Robin - my thanks too for posting it since I was quite curious after reading the list of aphorisms. I've been telling my therapist something similar for a long time and she's been insisting that it's not true, based on her assessment that I get nothing beneficial from being depressed - certainly not pity since I've done everything I can to hide my depression. Sometimes I feel like I should be able to "will" away my depression. Sometimes I do feel that i don't want to get well simply by virtue of the fact that there are life style changes I could make which could make a difference. I haven't made them, therefore, I must have a self destructive urge to stay depressed. I'm not sure this is what your husband is talking about, but this is how I've always viewed it. K
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