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Originally Posted by TheLastChapter
My ex believes that anti-depressants are just placebos and that it is all in our heads. He has depression as well. Although he has found comfort in alcohol, while I have been on anti-depressants for a while now and I was quick to say the same thing, until I started to feel better. So I will not say it was all "in my head" because I was very unsure about it all. But I guess you need to believe in what you need inorder to get better.
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Hi TheLastChapter,
I'm really glad you're feeling better, whatever the means although your husband finding comfort in alcohol sounds very ominous.
Your comment about believing yourself into getting better is interesting. It reminds me of the real but really surprising placebo effect. For something like depression, if you give someone a placebo, about 30% of them will get better, even though what they took does nothing at all (I supposed that this doesn't work for something like a broken arm!?). In a way, this huge effect represents in at least a partial way, your ability to somehow heal yourself.
-v