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Originally Posted by lolagrace
That's always been my experience too. Lots of support from family, church, friends, etc. I can't remember therapy ever being suggested except in one instance when it was clear I needed more than all of the above was able to provide. Honestly wish therapy had been suggested sooner. I just don't hear therapy being suggested anywhere in my real life as a first line of defense and certainly not as something for day-to-day issues that can be managed in other ways.
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Same here.
I feel really short changed by the MH industry recommending medications year after year instead of therapy. The underlying cause of my depression was attachment trauma and related PTSD, and delaying therapy impacted my prognosis. I also think this therapy can be more effective when one is younger, when we are most malleable.
Results of the ACE study (2013) show us that attachment trauma may be much more widespread than previously thought.
I wonder how long it will take the MH industry to catch up? At the minimum, those with unrelenting, refractory depression or relational issues, such as those who repeatedly find themselves in abusive relationships, should be screened for attachment trauma.