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Old 04-12-2005, 09:50 AM
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What ^^^ said...medication, while wonderful in a number of circumstances, can't do it alone. Medication and therapy can't even do it alone. Keep taking your medication, find a therapist you like (and, no, you won't necessarily find him/her the first time you see someone--shop around until you find the perfect fit), pull on the support of your friends and family...and, eventually, even if you can't take the goggles off, maybe they won't quite be so dirty.

There is a stigma, unfortunately, attached to therapy, when in all actuality the world might be a much better place if more people took advantage of therapy and therapuetic resources available to them. If your experiences and background lead you to believe that being in therapy is a sign of weakness, has no value, etc., think of therapy as you (or the state or government or whatever) paying someone to be your friend for an hour a week. As calihotguy said, there are many low- or no-cost alternatives available out there that are just as good as the highest-priced Beverly Hills psychobabbler.

Granted, I don't know all the details of your situation or problems, but I do have some background in depression. Medication is great for taking the highs and lows of life and mellowing them out to a tolerable level, but without therapy and self-motivation to work on the issues that heighten the depression, progress cannot be made.

Best of luck.
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