Posted by JohnLA on October 14, 2011, at 20:09:28
hi all-
i'm pretty new here. getting addicted to reading all the threads, etc. like i'm sure many of you did when you first arrived.
i'm in my first ever severe depressive episode. i know for the most part this is a pro-med site. i have no problems with that. in fact i am on medication.
i've been corresponding a bit with scott/sls and one of the topics we have discussed has been time, as in giving yourself time to get better.
i've searched the archives for such a thread and have not found what i am looking for. maybe it's just a pipe dream. but, i'm curious to hear what some of you current babblers think or have experienced; did any of you get the greatest benefit in getting better simply from the passage of time? this would be in addition to whatever other treatment you may or may not have tried.
i'm asking because i'm 19 months in on my depressive episode. in some ways i feel that my patience as time passes is possibly helping more than the 12 ect's i did, the several meds i've tried, and the once-a-week talk therapy i do.
i'm not looking to start a debate on meds. i'm looking to hear from people who have been on this road much longer than i have and might have some more experience in regards to what i'm asking.
my brain was 'right' (whatever that means) for 47 years. it hasn't been right for the last 19 months. i'm still severely depressed, but in ever so small ways i am better than i was say a year ago. my gut feeling is that the passage of time has been the most beneficial of all the treatments i've done or am doing.
any thoughts on my ramble?
thanks in advance for any responses.
john
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