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Originally Posted by BudFox
Do you mean depression is an illness? I personally don't think thats true at all, and that way of framing it usually results in people developing lifelong dependency on drugs and/or therapy, along with declining health.
Is there someone you can see that will dig into the cause(s) of your depression, whether that be C-PTSD, childhood abuse, biological disease, nutritional deficiencies, etc?
Seems to me that Pdocs, drugs, most talk therapies like CBT, and most conventional medical care all involve managing or suppressing symptoms, but do little or nothing that is curative.
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I disagree. By your thinking, I could eventually snap out of it and it completely disregards my family history of depression, anxiety, and suicide.
I've crossed off the adult "to-dos", I exercise daily and have a healthy diet. I partake in activities and have a wonderful support system in my spouse. I have never been sexually abused, although I was physically and emotionally abused
as a child but I worked through that a long time ago and have come to terms with it. And yet I'm still depressed. The medications I'm on, while not a cure, help manage my anxiety and get me up in the morning. Just like any chronic condition, this is just something that has to be managed and I need to find the combination that works for me.