Have you ever been diagnosed as being depressed and "cured" where you didn't relapse and you were not on...

Question

medication or going to therapy?

Answer 1

therapy and a good psychologist is better than putting drugs in your body to help deal with a mental problem. may also have terrible side-affects like suicidal thoughts and even may put you into a deeper depression

Answer 2

I have been on some type of anti-depressant for the last 10-12 years. The types and the dosage have been changed a few times for different reasons. According to my nerologist, I have a "Chemical Inbalance" which tells me very little. He says it is nothing that I have done and can only be controlled by meds. I believe in that case, I wil have to stay on them for a long, long time.
I actually suffer from 2 kinds of depression. The second is the good old fashion kind where I cry a lot, don't want to do much, yell a lot and all that kind of stuff. This has been a bit harder to get under control. In 2001, I lost my father and 19 year old nephew with in 4 months of each other. In 2005 I lost another nephew, in-law side, to cancer at the age of 19. So you see, this depression is totally different. Eventually, this depression will go away but, I don't believe the other one will. I have yet to hear the words "cured or relapse".

Answer 3

No i have not, but i do know people that took a test and was told that they would be cured of their depression in 6 months or less with some therapy sessions, so you see, not all people are going to be depressed all of their lifes, some will have it , but for other reasons, and some can be cured in a matter of a few months.

Answer 4

Clinical depression, bipolar disoder and many other forms of mental illnesses are a lifelong battle to overcome the symptoms of and deal comfortably with life on a daily basis. In my own experience, I utilize carefully prescribed and monitored medications, monthly adlerian style therapy, daily affirmations of faith and prayer, spiritually cleansing aromatherapy and I find time every single day to do something nice for myself and another person (like take a long bath for myself and a phone call just to let someone know I love them) even taking the time to read and offer answers and opinions to questions here can be therapeutic. However, my symptoms are derived from some pretty severe illnesses and every individual is different. I will tell you this though, managing my symptoms like this every day for years has brought me through the trials of life to a comfortable place where I love and am loved, think through my problems logically and responsibly, am always able to find a positive outlet or expression of my emotions in creative ways, can just generally deal with it and am basically happy with my life. Before it was pure agony, tears, anger, saddness, frustration and CHAOS to the max. It takes ongoing treatment in more than one way and setting to manage mental illness and it takes time to find the right combination of therapies suited to each individualbut in the end it is worth the time and effort it takes to manage every day symptoms.

Answer 5

I am free of therapy and medication by professionals but everyday I am conscious of the battle to manage my thoughts and aura to avoid depression . I also discovered that the propane oven generates enough monoxide to remove all depression symptoms and gives a hell of a headache. You are just starting and it will get much worse before you can learn all you need to be happy again. I suggest you read my answers in my Q and A storage.

Answer 6

Sure. People who are not clinically depressed and are just "down" (like when a relative dies) can be "cured". However, depression is like diabetes. It can be controlled, but without treatment, the disease comes back.

A TON of people quit taking their medication once they feel better. It just doesn't work that way. Continue your med's!

Answer 7

There is two types of depression, one that's like due to stressful situations, like a death of a loved one.. then there is one that you have a chemical imbalance in the brain , which you don't get over, and have to have medications.

Answer 8

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