Posted by bozeman on February 11, 2003, at 19:58:37
In reply to Re: Depression and break-up of the extended family » FredPotter, posted by noa on February 11, 2003, at 19:06:06
Agree. In some cases the "triggering" event (physical or psychological or some combination, as in both Fred's and my case) causes such hideous stress on the body, that it ultimately results in physical illness manifested as neurological/neurochemical chaos -> depression, et. al.
My therapist at the time (therapy begun post-accident) and my current physician both agree that if I had been in a more supportive and nurturing atmosphere at the time (in both physical and emotional ways -- things as simple as someone to hug every day, someone to vent to, someone to cook for you a couple of times a week when you're too ill/exhausted/messed up to do it, someone who relies on you for those same things so you feel needed and part of the "extended" community Fred spoke of) that my natural resilience (which was pretty strong at the time) would have likely brought me through just fine, after a couple of years to resolve the physical symptoms, loss of range of motion, scar tissue, etc. That the resultant anhedonic/depression/adrenal exhaustion/you-name-it cycle would likely have never happened.
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