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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 697386" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Depression/extreme anxiety affected me young and did not get better with age. Psychiatric Treatment is the best way to go. Like any illness, severe depression does not just disappear because of brain growth. Depression is not caused by immature brains or self pity.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand immature brains may, in a puzzling way, reject supervised depression medication and therapy, saying they don't work (these medications take 4 to six weeks to kick in and you dont get high. You just go back to normal. Some young people like the instant relief of street drugs and alcohol, that usually lead to worse problems and certainly extreme side affects of everything from pot to meth to cocaine to heroin. Makes no logical sense.</p><p></p><p>Then they get impatient with more successful treatment that takes more time and hard work in often tough therapy. Once an addict, you fight it all your life. Much better to try traditional treatment than turn to instsnt relief street drugs, which becomes just a bigger issue on top of the still there depression underneath.</p><p></p><p>Immature, yes. But some young people do reject street drugs and do regular treatment.I did. Not patting myself on the back...I just didnt want to add addiction to my other mental illnesses. I ran from drugs and have never been drunk in my life. I knew those things were the last thing my brain needed amd I desperately strove to be happy. It took time and work, but was worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 697386, member: 1550"] Depression/extreme anxiety affected me young and did not get better with age. Psychiatric Treatment is the best way to go. Like any illness, severe depression does not just disappear because of brain growth. Depression is not caused by immature brains or self pity. On the other hand immature brains may, in a puzzling way, reject supervised depression medication and therapy, saying they don't work (these medications take 4 to six weeks to kick in and you dont get high. You just go back to normal. Some young people like the instant relief of street drugs and alcohol, that usually lead to worse problems and certainly extreme side affects of everything from pot to meth to cocaine to heroin. Makes no logical sense. Then they get impatient with more successful treatment that takes more time and hard work in often tough therapy. Once an addict, you fight it all your life. Much better to try traditional treatment than turn to instsnt relief street drugs, which becomes just a bigger issue on top of the still there depression underneath. Immature, yes. But some young people do reject street drugs and do regular treatment.I did. Not patting myself on the back...I just didnt want to add addiction to my other mental illnesses. I ran from drugs and have never been drunk in my life. I knew those things were the last thing my brain needed amd I desperately strove to be happy. It took time and work, but was worth it. [/QUOTE]
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