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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:02:25

Or is it a symptom of a more serious illness?

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Chronic depression is an illness with a biological cause. If you've been seeing a psychiatrist and on drug therapy for depression, it may be time to switch therapies or modify the therapy to include behavior therapy as well as medicine. The book I've linked below is called "Feeling Good", by Dr. David Burns. It's targeted at common behaviors expressed by people with depression and gives exercised on taking baby steps to understand and change them. This book, or something similar, may help in conjunction with conventional therapy. I've used this book to help overcome depression and it's helped. It may help you if you decide to try it but talk to your doctor first. Chronic depression is usually caused by physical changes in brain chemistry. Behavioral therapy alone will not help correct depression caused by chemical imbalance. So, get to your doctor or psychiatrist quickly, let them know what's going on. There is help and there is hope. Good luck!!!

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Depression is an illness so you can't be addicted to it. If you think you have depression see your doc about a diagnosis and treatment.

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Two 20mg Prozac when you wake, one 20mg Prozac before bed.

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Hi.

depression is a mental illness and not an addiction.

Define very long time? Do you have a psychiatrist that you can see to be diagnosed?

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I've always believed that some people aren't truly happy unless they have something to be miserable about.

Unless you don't enjoy the drama and negative attention, yes, it's a symptom of a more serious problem: not using the control you have over your actions to your fullest capacity and highest good; also to know when and how to let go. A counselor can help you sort this out, try family counseling.

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