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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 28829"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PamelaJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've felt like this for a very, very long time. It doesn't seem to be leaving me. Someone please tell me it's a passing thing.............. :frown: </div></div></p><p></p><p>In my case, sometimes depression just comes and goes...purely biological. Sometimes, situations exacerbate it or bring it on...more situational. But when it comes and stays, it's time to seek help. I've experienced all of the above for well over half my life.</p><p></p><p>The longer depression goes untreated, the harder it becomes to treat. Your brain basically becomes trained to think and react in certain ways. The brain of a depressed person is typically going to think and react more pessimistically than that of a non-depressed person. In other words, it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy if left untreated. medications and cognitive behavioral therapy are widely agreed to be the best form of treatment for depression.</p><p></p><p>I'm truly sorry that you are struggling with this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 28829"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PamelaJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've felt like this for a very, very long time. It doesn't seem to be leaving me. Someone please tell me it's a passing thing.............. [img]:frown:[/img] </div></div> In my case, sometimes depression just comes and goes...purely biological. Sometimes, situations exacerbate it or bring it on...more situational. But when it comes and stays, it's time to seek help. I've experienced all of the above for well over half my life. The longer depression goes untreated, the harder it becomes to treat. Your brain basically becomes trained to think and react in certain ways. The brain of a depressed person is typically going to think and react more pessimistically than that of a non-depressed person. In other words, it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy if left untreated. medications and cognitive behavioral therapy are widely agreed to be the best form of treatment for depression. I'm truly sorry that you are struggling with this. [/QUOTE]
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