Posted by sweetmarie on March 22, 2001, at 7:24:44
I have already started a thread on this subject, and received a lot of reassurance that my case is not as unusual as I believed it to be (long term Dysthymia, plus long period of major severe depression - approx 7 years). As I siad in my original post, I`ve tried loads of different meds (too many to recall all of them), plus ECT and several years of `talk therapy`. I`ve been really encouraged by responses that I`ve received from others who have managed to remain optimistic, despite being extremely depressed. It`s actually been a quite humbling experience.
The reason for starting this new thread is an attempt to hear from anyone who has been through long-term severe depression, and come out the `other side`.
If anyone has a `success` story they can share with me (and others), I would be very pleased to hear. I guess, just to get further reassurance.
Thanks,
Anna.
poster:sweetmarie
thread:57143
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