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Originally Posted by Hellion
I simply do not think it is that simple...lol I know core issues that contirubuted to mine such as being bullied yes I have addressed that, still see it as an unpleasant experience that has still contributed to my ongoing mental issues there is no way to adress that any further...it happened, made me feel like crap and contributed to mental issues....same for any other social/environmental factors that contributed...what more is there to address.
Also don't see why I should have to hope I will finally be 'cured' in order to be considered to have hope...as I have said I like to think I will be able to manage my depression and other issues a bit better, I just do not think I can realistically expect it to all entirely go away so I will spend my energy on more important things such as how to manage it now, if I can change anything in my life to improve the quality of it....dwelling on hoping I'll be cured seems like a waste of time and kind of impractical there are other long term ideas I care more about than a vauge concept of 'recovery' I can't recover from life if I am still living it.
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Who has led you to believe there's no hope of recovering, overcoming depression.? Do you not think that maybe there are bottled up feelings that are making you still depressed or maybe there are things that are contributing to you staying stuck in depressive state that you haven't addressed/dealt with. I think whatever issues one may face in life it is up to the individual how they percieve and deal with that. You chose to follow the perspective that depression is due to faulty brain functioning, chemical imbalance, and that nothing you do can help overcome it, and you make choice to accept whatever drugs you were recommended by your doctor. I've made my own choices helpful or not and I know what factors have led to me getting depression, the underlying issues. I'm aware of negative unhelpful patterns that have remerged over yrs and suppressed internalised emotions.
Nowadays there's a lot about positive psychology and therapies are focused on challenging peoples thinking and behaviours. When I was referred by gp to mental health service I saw a CBT therapist and I attended diff groups/courses for people with mental health issues and there was always an emphasis on people's choices, how the way you think affects how you feel and its not what others say or do that matters its how you respond /deal with that. Cos people perceive and respond differently to things.