A Different Cure for Depression
Posted by Administrator in Mental Health.New studies show that antidepressants and talk therapy don’t do the trick. Here’s what does. Depression is just about the loneliest experience in the world. One of the main reasons I get so much satisfaction from helping people with depression, as my husband Bob and I have for over 20 years, is that I suffered so much from this illness. And, because of that, so of course did Bob. It was especially painful for him, as a psychologist, to feel helpless to cure my so called “treatment resistant depression.”
My depression spurred us both on to develop new and effective methods for healing depression. What we found as we studied depression in our clients and emerging research about how the brain actually works, is that the public is so misinformed it’s almost a con.
How I wish I had had the real scoop on depression in my teens, when I had all the signs: sleep problems, radical weight fluctuations, isolation from other students, lack of ability to enjoy myself, panic attacks, but mostly the sense that something was terribly, terribly wrong. And since no one could help, that something was wrong with me.
Now, I’m pleased to say: no more! Now I have the satisfaction of reaching out to others who suffer from depression and emotional pain because I’ve been there. Often I’m able to guide them out of the deep dark hole they fear they are sentenced to for life. Every time this happens it feels as if I’ve somehow reached back into my own past to pull another part of myself into the light. Read more