Apparently MDMA/ecstasy is now being explored for use on depression. Some recreational drugs and up being adopted in medicine. — Andrew4Handel
I wish I could capture that wonder of life again. Do you feel that sometimes when you rummage around in your own time machine that is your brain? — Posty McPostface
I don't even know where to start — Posty McPostface
I don't know if I want to recapture the wonder of life or rather create a new more realistic wonder. — Andrew4Handel
If a depression is largely biological then it might require brain intervention more than behavioral intervention. If your childhood felt good then maybe adulthood is too much a disappointment? — Andrew4Handel
I am quite sympathetic to the Freudian unconscious. I think we might repress or forget the source of our mental distress and have repressed anger etc. For example my parents were not affectionate and so I did not expect it from them so now I am closed off emotionally. I feel uncomfortable with affection and feel I don't need it. I am quite certain that a lot of events from childhood have affected my psyche where I find it hard to renormalize my world view. I think it is going to be hard to ever get my self esteem back. — Andrew4Handel
Have you tried writing about your feelings and analyzing them that way?. — Andrew4Handel
my psychotic disorder would prevent me from trying it — Posty McPostface
It is probably worth just continuing different treatments. — Andrew4Handel
Is this another way of stating disenfranchisement with adult life? — Posty McPostface
I've tried so many. Dunno what's left to do about the depression. I even tried disidentifying with my depression, to no avail due to its intrinsic nature. — Posty McPostface
I have tried that. Nothing seems to want to surface. I feel like I might be repressing a lot of crap. I don't know how to access it. — Posty McPostface
I think the wonder of adulthood is different than the naive wonder of childhood. — Andrew4Handel
Have you tried any changes to your diet and exercise habits? — Nils Loc
Anything is a lot to ask for someone who may feel like they are trapped in the bottom of a damp well, wrapped in a straitjacket with a bag over there head. — Nils Loc
I have tried various things but I am still trying something new at the moment . I feel like the right therapist might be able to delve deeply into your mind and give advice that way. I don't think anyone here is likely to give you better advice. — Andrew4Handel
I don't find writing helpful at the moment although I am considering writing something fictional as therapy. But it does help some people. — Andrew4Handel
In the end either you can cope with your life or you can't and it feels almost like a lottery. Don't feel to bad about it. — Andrew4Handel
Depression can be managed or cured, I believe, but it takes some discipline. — praxis
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