February 03, 2008

Is it True that "Depression is a Choice"?

If my depression is a choice, then I must choose to be depressed for two weeks and then to NOT be depressed for two other weeks, intermittently. I don't think that makes a lot of sense.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I gather that you got this advice from a therapist. I'd guess that they're trying to get you to engage your mind in the effort to fight depression through a different means; essentially the hope is that by re-framing the problem slightly differently, perhaps your brain will figure out a way to fight the depression on its own.

I think it's worth an attempt; perhaps some re-framing of the problem (if not necessarily this one) will help you.

However (note that I'm not a therapist in the slightest sense of the term), from reading your text, I'd guess that instead of focusing on fighting depression directly, I'd focus on trying to love yourself. On the other hand, it's possible that your therapist has already tried that tack with you, and failed, so is trying a different approach.

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