Originally Posted by
NOS88
I'm really struggling with some of what I'm reading here. There is growing evidence that both talk therapy and medication/drug therapy are effective. However, it is likely different for each person. Some will respond well to talk therapy and others will not. Same thing with medications. And some folks respond best to a combination of the two. It troubles me to hear folks tell others to avoid drug therapy. If talk therapy has worked for you, I'm glad you found something that was effective. If talk therapy works for others fine, but what if it doesn't? There is no singular root cause of depression and it would be foolish to treat each individual as if there were. It also seems that the first attempt at treatment fails about 40% of the time, regardless of what that treatment is.
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So, to the OP, if it doesn't improve soon, seek help. And if when you seek help you don't get results. Try again. Or as Mark Gold would say, "Try another way."
+1, very good advice and counsel, we are not the same as one another and we want to think we have the best answer too often, hope that Piratebike can get whichever kind of help that works best for him. If you do like the spiritual aspect and find it comforting and helpful, see about talking with your pastor, they can most likely steer you towards the best place for your problems and concerns. Listen to what NOS has said, please.
Bill