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manics_revol · 02-03-2010, 01:01 AM

I've been feeling crap for a while, it's probably been a decade since I was properly happy. But lately I've been worse and have been reverted to SI and where usually I'm able to put on a front and act like everything's ok, I've found it hard to conceal from my close friends recently. A few of them have suggested I try cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and I was wondering if anyone else has tried and if it's helped? I've tried taking antidepressants before but even after I asked them to increase my dose I don't notice any difference, so I gave up taking them after a while. I don't know, has anyone had better experience with medication? I suppose there must be people they work for...

But also, given the problems are with me and aren't just a figment of my imagination, would therapy/pills help anyway? I mean, they don't change what's real and what's not, so how could they make things better then?

Meh.

02-03-2010, 01:01 AM	#1
manics_revol Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK I am currently:	CBT vs antidepressants - discuss I've been feeling crap for a while, it's probably been a decade since I was properly happy. But lately I've been worse and have been reverted to SI and where usually I'm able to put on a front and act like everything's ok, I've found it hard to conceal from my close friends recently. A few of them have suggested I try cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and I was wondering if anyone else has tried and if it's helped? I've tried taking antidepressants before but even after I asked them to increase my dose I don't notice any difference, so I gave up taking them after a while. I don't know, has anyone had better experience with medication? I suppose there must be people they work for... But also, given the problems are with me and aren't just a figment of my imagination, would therapy/pills help anyway? I mean, they don't change what's real and what's not, so how could they make things better then? Meh.