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@lemondrop saidself medicated valium & whiskey tried the docs all he offered was talking therapy.
how did you handle it?
@lemondrop saidDo you mean "Clinical depression... A mental health disorder characterised by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life."? [from the web]
how did you handle it?
Or do you mean it in its more colloquial or vernacular sense: feelings of disappointment or gloom [minus a mental health aspect]?
22 Jul 21
@fmf saida feeling of doom and gloom
Do you mean "Clinical depression... A mental health disorder characterised by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life."? [from the web]
Or do you mean it in its more colloquial or vernacular sense: feelings of disappointment or gloom [minus a mental health aspect]?
losing interest in things
22 Jul 21
@lemondrop saidYou may be in need of professional help!
a feeling of doom and gloom
losing interest in things
Not advice from people here unless they specialize in depression.
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@lemondrop saidWhat Very Rusty said if it's clinical.
a feeling of doom and gloom
losing interest in things
If it's the sort of depression that everybody all around the world felt, except Italians, after the EURO 2021 final saw ENGERLAND LOSE, then go on a bike ride, do circuits in the gym, cook something, watch a favourite film, eat chocolate ice cream etc.
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22 Jul 21
@fmf saidChocolate...really?🤔
What Very Rusty said if it's clinical.
If it's the sort of depression that everybody all around the world felt, except Italians, after the EURO 2021 final saw ENGERLAND LOSE, then go on a bike ride, do circuits in the gym, cook something, watch a favourite film, eat chocolate ice cream etc.
@lemondrop saidHypnotherapy, followed by more traditional psychotherapy.
how did you handle it?
This was clinical depression caused by PTSD. Once I found the right therapist, the depression was gone in one year, the PTSD itself hung on for 19 more years.
22 Jul 21
@suzianne saidI'm glad it worked
Hypnotherapy, followed by more traditional psychotherapy.
This was clinical depression caused by PTSD. Once I found the right therapist, the depression was gone in one year, the PTSD itself hung on for 19 more years.
22 Jul 21
@lemondrop saidYes. I moved away from the situation which was causing the depression. Took about six months to clear my head and get back on my feet again.
a feeling of doom and gloom
losing interest in things
@suzianne saidI am sure we have all had some depression at different points in our lives. This damn Pandemic hasn't helped people's state of mind for sure.
Hypnotherapy, followed by more traditional psychotherapy.
This was clinical depression caused by PTSD. Once I found the right therapist, the depression was gone in one year, the PTSD itself hung on for 19 more years.
Of course some much more severe than others. Mental health is being talked about more openly now than it once was which a good thing.
-VR
@very-rusty said"All" of us?
I am sure we have all had some depression at different points in our lives.
22 Jul 21
@lemondrop
Have I ever suffered depression? no. And I'm very glad for that. I have seen how it can affect people and it's a testament to the human spirit how anyone survives serious clinical depression. Truly inspiring people out there who keep going. If you are depressed, clinically depressed, then I encourage you to seek help (and if you can't get the services that help, paying privately for help).