Clinical depression?!
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To anyone that has been diagnosed with clinical depression or really any depression and does not want to get help from a doctor. I went to my first psychologist appt last night and weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I am suffering with prolonged post partum depression and clinical depression and just from last night i realize that there is some hope for my furture. Things are going to get better and soon i will be me again. anyone who has felt borken inside for a long period of time i just want to say it is so hard to fight it alone and you need help. that does not mean that you are weak it just means you are going to get stronger and feel better. So to everyone that feels the way that i felt just up until last night i just want to tell you all there is hope and you will get better just make the right choice for you and the ones who love you. god bless
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I am so happy that you did that, and also that you came here and told us. So many posts on here about depression are from kids and teenagers or Christians who have never experienced depression at its absolute depth, and tell you things such as 'pray to God' or 'get over it' it's made my day to read your post and I hope that now you have taken that first enormous step you realise you are not on your own and there is hope, thank you :)
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I am very happy that you are feeling better today, however if you are truly in a state of clinical/post-partum depression your relief is likely to be temporary. These conditions are nothing to mess around with, I don't believe you can "will" yourself out of the darkness. There are so many effective medications on the market for you to try if you find yourself backsliding. If you absolutely don't want to take prescription meds, SAM-e, available at health food stores is the most effective agent I can think of. Please don't hesitate to get medical treatment if you worsen.
that's a wonderful post! thanks for sharing and encouraging the others on youqa.cn. :) God bless you too.
I think you are awesome. I am actually going thru this like everyday.feeling no hope, and all that good stuff!! But its good to know that you can actually get better, b/c I was starting to wonder. But I think its great that you are doing it without medicine..more power to ya.thanx for posting this!
Both. You have to define what you call depression. Some people say they feel depressed when everything feels like such a drag and they are in a bad mood for a short while. Clinical depression is a medical illness that can be caused by loss or by a chemical imbalance. When someone is clinically depressed they don't want to get out of bed. They may have thoughts of suicide. The may either have no appetite or overeat and they may either have insomina or sleep too much. Clinical depression does not go away without help either counseling, medication or a combanation of the two
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