Posted by Noa on July 18, 2001, at 11:51:08
In reply to How much can one recover from suicidal depression?, posted by adamie on July 14, 2001, at 21:19:50
Hi, Adam. Those statistics are averages/aggregates. It is different for each person.
My personal experience is that I have recovered from a very serious suicidal depression. It has taken time, though, and it hasn't been a straight path all the time.
You must be patient with yourself. That is key, imho. For me, it also involved learning to accept some intermittent depressed moods or days as part of life, and not panicking at every potential "sign" of the depression possibly returning. Intermittent setbacks turned out not to be the catastrophes I feared, and learning to tolerate them really helped in my recovery, because of how debilitating the shame, and anxiety and depression *about* my depression were.
For me, both medication and therapy were essential, as was support including the support I got here.
Give yourself time and patience.
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