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I am not sure how much of my depression is genetic /chemical and how much is situational.

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I think, like Sunrise, that all depression is both siutational/chemical, as you say. It occurs when our life experience meets up with our genetics or biology plus biography. I know that I am genetically predisposed to depression but it my life had been a bowl of cherries, maybe I wouldn't need my lexapro right now.....or therapy? Hmmmm....T says that for someone like me where there is a family history, I need to be vigilant and when other life crises occur, I will need to take action immediately.

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Does the wound close and will things be less chaotic

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I think of my healing as a life-long process, of which therapy is only one part. I just happen to be in a very vulnerable state right now, so depend on T greatly -- for the work we are doing. It is my hope that I won't always feel this way and that my therapy will change and mature.

Do you want to stop seeing your T? If so, give it a whirl. Or, try seeing a different T with a different perspective/background for a few sessions just to see how it feels.

That's what my son did and although I was against it (Oh, you know a Mom thing), he eventually decided he preferred the approach of the new T over his old one.

You don't have to give up Pdoc you have now, and can tell him or not tell him what you are doing....it's all up to you....this is all your choice.

Good luck girlfriend.