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Originally Posted by lifesreallyhard
Hello i have had depression, from age 18, i am now age 26 and still depressed, i have a deep mistrust for others, and i generally view life as hostile.
Will therapy work for someone like me?
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Hi lifesreallyhard;
The nice thing about therapy is there is no risk involved. You can just try it and see if it works for you. Quite a lot of people get a benefit from it.
Mistrust and viewing life as hostile is one of those self-reinforcing things. If you don't trust people, they *will* be hostile towards you, proving that you were right not to trust them. Life is both hostile and welcoming towards you at the same time. When you're depressed it's easy to only see the hostile part.
You might find these notes to be helpful too
http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf
And here are a bunch of suggestions for safe healthy ways you can get better
http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html
- vital