Posted by TherapyGirl on February 11, 2009, at 16:28:05
This could potentially trigger people who are in the midst of depression right now, so please feel free to bypass.
I just had a conversation with a long-time friend who I've had this conversation with before, but she is clearly upset with me about it. I mostly want to know if anyone else thinks of it this way.
I consider my depression to be a terminal illness, much like cancer. It will eventually go into remission, but at some point I will make the decision not to seek treatment for it because I just won't have anything left to throw at it. (Much like those with cancer who choose not to treat it when it comes back several times). My position on this does not change depending on whether or not I am depressed. My T actually does not argue with me about this because I've been completely consistent about this for 20 or more years.
I'm curious how any of the rest of you think of it.
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