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Originally Posted by Purple Heart
The way you describe your depression is similar to what I had last decade. Then several years back it moved onto C-PTSD because I was ready to confront the past. So I started having flashbacks. I still get depressed sometimes but it is temporary.
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That's great yours lifted some-ten years is so long, that's dreadful.
Did you go to therapy or do something on your own? Any tips would be helpful.
I've been in therapy over 7 years now. I started getting better about 2 years ago, then had some stressors and bad experiences in therapy. Never pulled back up.
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Originally Posted by Trace14
Medication helped a lot with the depression. Not sure anything else would have helped, the stress caused a chemical imbalance I couldn't fix on my own.
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I think it the stresses messes with your sleep and hormones and weakens us for depression. So glad medications helped you. Which one(s)?
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Originally Posted by butterflycaught2
Hi Skies,
I find depression to be the hardest part too. The amount of times I've asked my therapist "How much longer will this go on for?!" is ridiculous.
Some antidepressants might work for you, others will not or even make it worse, so it takes a while to find the right one, if that's a path you're willing to explore. Over the years it's also become obvious that illegal substances are not friends and make that nasty depression way worse, yes, even weed... It kills motivation more than anything else for most people.
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No interest in those kind of drugs here.
Some medications helped me years ago, when i first got PTSD. TMS treatment erased my depression then gave me bad side effects. So yeah, I've explored that area.
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"How much longer will this go on for?!" is ridiculous.
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I know! it is so ridiculous!! I feel like the longer it goes the harder it will be to climb out of.
I have a twinge of hope because of getting better for a few months 2 years ago.
I think it's gotten worse because I don't sleep enough, so i may check into retaking the medications i took 2 years ago,..though they they wore off and started giving me side effects, which is why i quit taking them in the first place.