Hi Heidu,

It is my daughter who has been prescribed the counselling and
meds. She is already taking one lot of medication for a chronic pain
condition (TMJ joint pain which I believe the stalking contributed to
- TMJ pain can be aggravated by grinding ones teeth in ones sleep).
I can see the symptoms you describe in her, not being able to cope
or being unable to study etc and tuning out. The family doctor
(a lady) has said she has watched the deterioration and if I don't
support the taking of the medication etc the depression could worsen
into something really serious. I asked a lot of questions because I didnt
understand depression could become a physical thing. Like you implied,
its not something one can will to go away. It seems to become
chronic. I took the quiz myself and came up midly depressed but I think
I will be alright without medication myself. I gues what concerns me is
my daughter is only in her early 20's and I thought taking meds at that
age was not a good idea but I guess depression has no
age limits. The doctor seemed to think some people are more predisposed to getting depression as a result of trauma than others
(we are all individuals and cope in different ways). But as you implied,
it is not an illness anyone would wish to have. I will look into the
counselling ASAP as this seems to be very important as well as the
meds. I suppose this will all take quite a long time to settle down but
that is life and at least there is some hope if she tries hard and I am
there to support her. Thanks again for your input. I just didn't realise how
serious the depression and such can get and how long it can take to
deal with. It is something a person has to work through themselves
so I guess everyones road through depression must be a different experience based on the individual's problem, experiences, issues etc
Bluesky