Posted by CarolAnn on July 31, 2000, at 7:23:56
In reply to Some questions for everyone about depression, posted by Rach on July 31, 2000, at 0:46:53
Hey Rach, here are my answers:
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> 1. Do you believe your depression is biologically based or more mentally based?
Ans.- Mine is both, at this point, more biological.> 2. Do you take medications &/or have counselling?
Ans.- I had two yrs. of counseling and feel that most of my 'mental' issues were resolved, so now I take Wellbutrin, Celexa, and Adderall(for ADD), and just started SAMe, because the others seem to be pooping out, next Pdoc appt.(2 wks.), I'm going ask about changing meds.> 3. Have you geared your treatment towards what you base your depression on?
Ans.- oh, guess the above answers that, yes.> 4. If you believe your depression is more mentally based, what events/actions etc. contributed to your depression?
Ans. My mother was verbally abusive, and my father extremely passive(these are the 'issues' I resolved in counseling), also I think that undiagnosed ADD has played a factor in my depression.> 5. Do you have any blood-relatives with depression?
Ans.- Yes, I think that most of them have it, but none except me and my grandmother (she did ECT, though I don't think it worked, she's dead now so can't ask her) have gotten treatment. They all self-medicate though, my mother's brothers & sister are all addicted to marijuana, and my father's whole family are alcoholics.> 6. Do you believe in 'recovery', or do believe in 'remission' (or both)?
Ans. I believe in both, but just like someone is always a "recovering" alcoholic, I think depression is a matter of staying vigilant, in order to maintain "recovery.> 7. Do you believe you will recover/remiss? (is that the right term?)
Ans.- Yes, I can see definite progress over the yrs. I've built on my counseling success, by continuing to read and learn as much as I can about helping myself.Well, there's me in a nutshell or shall I say, there's the "nut" in my shell?
CarolAnn
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