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Ah, if only it were so easy to cure depression and general anxiety. Also, consider the 3rd step to take months if not years, unless you want to go the medicatio

Ah, if only it were so easy to cure depression and general anxiety. Also, consider the 3rd step to take months if not years, unless you want to go the medication route and just remove the symptoms altogether. I've been in talk therapy for 18 months, best decision ever, I can easily imagine it to require 18 more months before the work we're doing actually sticks and creates lifelong value.

PaulHoule 5y ago
Talk therapy can be 100% as good as you say it is. Every 7-10 years or so most people encounter times of crisis that usually resolve in 2 to 3 years. See https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Ego-George-Vaillant/dp/0674953738 https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Ego-George-Vaillant/dp/0674953... An extended psychotherapy like the one Freud wrote about spans such a period. Personally I have gotten much benefit from 10 sessions of therapy in a pinch. The Exercise and the SNRI/SSRI work together with the talk therapy when you are in crisis. They counteract damage that stress does to the nervous system. You've still got access to your feelings, but your immediate response is attenuated. As you heal you should still exercise but would probably stop taking the meds, preferably with the agreement of your doc. Beyond therapy there are many things you can do to heal and grow. It is great to pick up some project you'd abandoned long ago. For instance one middle-aged woman wanted to ride horses when she was a girl and started riding at my stable. Search for meaning. Right now I am doing an art project and looking for answers in psychology, sociology, literature, etc.