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My depression can also be worse at night...in general. I am able to try and distract myself when feeling the worst...

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Is this some difference in threrapeutic styles ??

Mmmm. Although it is hard sometimes... I try NOT to distract myself from being depressed.

The depression is a message from inside me that something is wrong. Why avoid it, why run away. is avoiding it not just adding to the repression?

As my therapist said ....If I was told I had cancer would I ignore it and run away from it.

Oh yes, I do find sometimes I HAVE to get away, but over the last year, by letting the depression be there, I have got used to it. and dont get so depressed nor so often.

Then again, my depression just makes me miserable and takes away all motivation to do anything so I just sit around like a vegetable, it doesnt make me want to do anything drastic.

It might be just my therapist.????
But distracting myself from depression never worked, letting it run its course and burn itself out seems to be reducing it.