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In my mind, if/when I was the very depressed patient, and read, “depression is a very treatable condition” it would personally make me feel horrible. Jutmy way of looking at and interpreting what you said. Perhaps by saying something along the lines of, “For the majority of people with depression, it is treated successfully.” Or something to that effect. I will tell you that I was actually diagnosed with a case of PTSD as a result of my ongoing situation during that time and I’m guessing when I read what/how you wrote your sentence it immediately brought back a lot of feelings that I still struggle with re how I was treated during that time. That’s all I can say at this time. Sorry if you were offended.
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I wasn't at all offended. I said, "treatable", not easy to cure, or even easy to treat.By treatable I mean there are a wide variety of approaches to treat depression.
I had a very rare sarcoma. It took 3 months to begin treatment because I couldn't find a doctor who had treated it or new what to do. It was not very treatable. Many diseases are not treatable, easily or otherwise. Many prople have depression so there is money to be made so there are lots of drugs lots of therapists and lots of books to read.
What made my treatment for depression difficult was my own refusal to come to grips with the fact that I was depressed. I blamed my situation and what had happened to me for my discomfort and the way I felt. By the way, this was several years before cancer.
When I could no longer function in my every day life, when I knew I had become useless to my self and my family and death seemed like the only option, I put myself in the hands of a good doctor and a good therapist. Then and only then did I become, "very treatable".
You might ask why I would persist in explaining myself to you or anyone else. Why not just let it go? I can't just let it go because you or someone else reading this thread might be suffering like I was, before becoming a "treatable" patient. Life is a beautiful thing. Love is everywhere. Tomorrow is a new day. I have no idea who you are but I am sending you all the love and all the healing energy I can muster. That's all it is about. You deserve to feel good and I know you will. Love and Blessings.