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shane87 · Anxious Poster Joined: 20 May 2010 Posts: 13

Recognize the Reality of Depression. Your depressed phase has lasted too long, with too many disruptive or intense symptoms - erratic sleep and eating patterns, frequently on the verge of tears, chronic procrastination and difficulty completing projects. You "just want to disappear" (as a client recently expressed), and there's a generalized loss of interest, pessimism, distrust and disorganization.

The problem is likely more than just extended grieving or having "a sad personality," as one therapist told her client. The client had asked for a second opinion when, despite nine months of therapy, good insight and vigorous daily exercise she still felt on the verge of exhaustion. This woman still had to strain continuously to just keep up.

Begin to Let Go. Normal ways of coping won’t work in this existentially and biochemically troubling period. You're not just grappling with depressive symptomatology, but also likely struggling with denial and shame; one must admit that will power is not sufficient. This can be particularly confusing with moderate chronic depression. In the past you were able to get yourself out of your depressive box or cave. Alas, as we age, ongoing stress can impair the effectiveness of our biochemical and hormonal systems.

In fact, just using will power, thrashing about to break the depressive bonds will probably exhaust you further. You feel trapped in that black hole or have a heightened sense of whirlpooling madness.

willamtarker · Terrified Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

Recovering from depression requires action. But taking action when you’re depressed is hard. Depression destroys so much of our motivation and energy that if can become difficult to keep up with day-to-day cleaning like doing the laundry or washing dishes.
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