I agree with herethennow. Your therapist has seen enough patients to know that depression and other emotional illnesses have ups and downs. Clinical depression is different than depression that follows a specific incident. For instance, if you were depressed because your dog ran away, if you found him again, your depression would immediately lift. When you are clinically depressed, often there isn't just one reason, and other times its due to a chemical imbalance. That isn't going to just disappear overnight, and your therapist knows that.
Don't be embarrassed or ashamed to tell your therapist that things have changed and you are feeling really bad again. Without that information, her hands are tied. She would probably pick up the fact that something was wrong by your body language, but telling her will save time. Therapists can usually tell if their patients are just looking for attention. That can be a whole other kind of problem in itself. Be upfront with her. I wish you luck. Feel better.
Sam2
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