Posted by madison88 on September 27, 2002, at 13:02:07
In reply to Re: Situational depression?? » madison88, posted by Mal on September 27, 2002, at 10:13:46
What you said sounds right. Negative thought patterns can traumatize oneself in and of themselves. Minor discomfort due to physical illness can also cause depression. Actually, one of my meds caused my eyesight to get really blurry last Christmas. It happened so gradually that I didn't realize that my eyesight was bad. All I knew was that i couldn't get my paper written; i couldn't stay focused on reading. I got really depressed and frustrated. Once I switched meds, it went away and I realized how bad my vision had been, and how depressed i had been about it.
I think that cognitive behavioralism really works for people with less severe depression. In any depression there are negative thought patterns, but in less severe depression esp if you get rid of them, it can really help. Being logical doesn't always mean you don't have negative thought patterns. they can appear very logical to oneself, and it takes somebody else to show you that they aren't right. Plenty of very logical people have attempted/completed suicide.
I do think that some people have a greater genetic disposition to depression, although it is hard to point out b/c it tends to mix woth life experiences. Someone who grows up with depressed parents has both a genetic predisition and life experiences that tend to promote depression.
We've got some good ideas, i think
yeah for us!madison
poster:madison88
thread:1147
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20020829/msgs/1159.html