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Re: How do you know Depression ended?

Posted by ednababish on August 3, 2004, at 11:17:35

In reply to Re: How do you know Depression ended?, posted by WAKI on August 2, 2004, at 23:01:04

Dear WAKI,

I suggest one on one therapy through any university counselling center (they probably have a good one at Northwestern)--you will probably be charged on a sliding scale, which means you pay what you can afford. I think you need to get at the roots of this problem, so that means you'll be in it for the long haul. You will be asked to explore: why do you feel the way you do, what early experiences have aided and abetted persistant feelings of "blah," what traumas did you suffer as a child. But don't stop there and dwell on them--work on changing how you think about things--if you beat up on yourself like I do, find out not only why you do that but also start working on re-shaping your reaction to dis-appointment. And finally, as silly as this may sound, and especially when it comes from some one who does not follow their own advice, go anywhere spiritual--an orthodox church, mass, any temple (jewish, hindu, buddhist), a mosque, a wiccan ceremony, but not just church, and feed your soul because it does sound to me like your soul needs a bit of feeding. Other than that, as I said it could take up to a full year for the depression to have receeded--try to take one day at a time, give yourself one treat a day, and soon you will look up and say, "Wow, I just strung together a week or a month of good days! I feel pretty OK!

We are thinking about you and here for you.

Edna


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