VenusHalley and all,
I believe Venus comment is valid for mild depression or behavioral problems. But when we have a major depression it is very difficult (almost impossible) to pick a good attitude. I would like to share this: when i had my car accident (I was 17) and acquired a permanent severe physical disability, I could pick a good attitude at the end of the day. I did by myself. I am not going to talk about all I went through or about my achievements despite the many surgeries, paralysis, and so on. Much later in life, I underwent severe depression and to me the most important thing to get out of depression was not my attitude but the skillful psychiatrist I got including the meds she put me on. It is my understanding one cannot pick a good attitude when under severe depression. Precisely, dysfunctional attitudes are one of the symptoms of severe depression.

Going back to the original post, I do not like doctors that come with inspirational stories, to me that is not OK. I may accept successful approaches and case studies, they can show us that to try techniques that have worked with other patients . If a professional come with an inspirational story to me, it is a red flag. This is my take on it.

OK, thanks a lot for listening