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Old Aug 24, 2012, 06:03 AM
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Adel -

I was in what my therapist calls my "cave" for a long time. Depression had whittled me down to that. From the beginning, she pushed for me to get more involved socially. She didn't care what I did, as long as I did it with people.

I resisted like you wouldn't believe. Finally, quite by circumstance, I was forced to go back to school. My therapist nearly choked when she found out I was taking all my classes online, and then she celebrated when I had to eventually take on-campus classes.

She kept telling me that the answer to my depression abating was social interaction. I had the hardest time imagining it. But she was right. Absolutely right. I had to take it at a very slow pace, but I have finally returned to a nearly fully functioning person.

So the day program will provide social interaction for you.. and I think it might be a good idea to stick with it. You don't have to 'feel' like it. Just do it.

Hoping the best for you..
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