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Jul 19, 2011, 09:00 AM
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Member Since: Oct 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 6,543
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Bless your heart -- this is miserable, isn't it !! I too have been depressed for as long as I can remember -- even as a child. I lived like that for a long time, until I finally decided i'd had enough.
I DID go to my medical doctor and he said i was suffering from depression. He recommended 2 things -- an antidepressant, and therapy. I DID take the medication and I still do after many years. I know you said you don't want to medicate, but think of it this way: If you were a diabetic, you'd take insulin, right??? Well, depression is a disease too, and many times we need medication to feel "normal" (whatever that is.). Medications replace the elements that are missing that normally make us feel good. Some of us just don't produce the seratonin, etc., that is needed.
I also went to therapy -- I've been in and out of therapy most of my life, and it DID help -- but I still need the antidepressant. I've tried going off of it and almost immediately I fell into the pits of despair.
So talk to your doctor -- he'll understand and will help you. God bless & please take care. Hugs, Lee 
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