Posted by paula on July 30, 2001, at 21:31:04
In reply to Possible trouble with a friend., posted by Glenn Fagelson on July 29, 2001, at 22:57:34
I think it can be very hard for those of us who
are inveterate boot-strap-pullers to allow folks
to help. It's so important to get input--therapy,
meds, whatever. But to "get better" I think we do
have to give the boot-straps a pull every so often.
It's impossible to know when to "try harder" and
when to relinquish control and ask for--and get--
outside help. Because it's impossible to know,
there is, therefore, no right answer. Just keep
experimenting.Guess it's pretty obvious that I'm talkin' to myself
here. Your situation sounds extremely familiar to
me (only without the friendly religious intervention).Paula
>
> I could use anyone's imput on this. I cautiously
> revealed to my friend that I suffer from clinical
> depression and that I have had this illness since
> childhood. He responded to me by saying that
> any biological illness can be cured. He said
> that we create our illnesses and that we can
> think our way out of them. He went on further
> to state that Jesus said that if a person has
> the faith of a mustard seed, he can move
> mountains. I told him that my therapist who is
> a clinical psychologist said that there is no
> cure for depression. He told me that I should
> quit my therapist and go back to my hypnotherapist
> because my hypnotherapist said that major
> depression can be cured. This is so frustrating
> to me because my psychotherapist just recently
> had to spend a whole hour with me just to get
> me out of denial; there has been a part of me
> who has always felt that I should be strong and
> just think my way out of my illness. What do you
> all think about this?
>
> Glenn
poster:paula
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