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Do you mind sharing the treatment protocol you were prescribed or self-adopted?
by ryanmarsh 6y ago
Do you mind sharing the treatment protocol you were prescribed or self-adopted?
- el_nahual 6y agoSadly, the answer involves many, many years. -------------------------- Things I'm certain helped: - Complete and total elimination of alcohol. I didn't have a sip of acohol for 6+ years. I will now occasionally have a beer, maybe 6 or so drinks per year? - 9 month leave of absence from school and work, moving back in with my very, very loving and kind parents. - Being showered with love and affection daily for years by close friends and family. -------------------------- Things that probably helped: - Talk therapy 3x a week for about a year, and weekly for about a year after that. - A heroic dose of psylocibin, about 5 years into my recovery. - Extreme amounts of exercise (real boxing) -------------------------- Things that were also included in treatment that probably didn't help but who knows: - I was on some SSRI (forget which) for about a year. - Three weeks of an involuntary stay at a run-down mental health clinic. This mostly had a positive impact on my understanding of politics and liberty, less so on curing depression IMHO.