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"It's unrealistic to expect a cure for depression symptoms after four to six weeks of therapy... But if there's no improvement during that time, we need to evaluate whether you're in the right treatment for you."

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i'm sorry.. i actually laughed when i read this.. and not a funny-haha laugh. Anyone who knows me, IRL or not.. anyone who has paid even a fraction of attention to me knows that i have changed in positive ways... IRL people have asked me what's up.. they say they see such growth in me, they say it's really obvious. So.. that took how long? Try 16 months. Am i done yet? Nope.

i dont see this as a stop and go thing. i see it as a continuing process and it took forever to feel that... like i dont have to really ever decide that it's tout fini. i can always choose to move in and out of the process as i need it. Until he retires, i can always choose to see him. i don't think that is the same as saying i want it to go on as long as possible. i'm not looking to get stuck in therapy, unable to move.. just to hang on to him. But i do want his consistency to go on forever... obviously, the amount of time and attention from him would decrease to zero in the times when i am not active in therapy, but i dont think his feelings towards me will. He is human, and i don't care less about people i dont see often. i am there and so are they... and so is he. He has said as much. i like this approach... even if the doubts and fears haven;t gone away completely.

and as far as 4 to 6 weeks.... again, isn't that dependent on a lot of different things? My state of mind didn't change quickly... my precipitating circumstances didn't change.. so how could my state? Even with non-situational depressions, depression isn't the freaking measles! True change, winning the war and not the battle needs time.