Posted by raisinb on April 2, 2009, at 13:17:54
In reply to Is this as good as it gets?, posted by SLS on April 2, 2009, at 12:22:38
This is a tough one. I think you have to figure out where your desire to achieve a better response comes from.
Does it come from feelings of not being good enough in general? If so, you could productively work on accepting yourself as you are. As Seldom says, that can be an incredible source of peace and well-being.
Or, does it come from genuinely feeling bad and wanting a better quality of life? If so, I don't think anybody has the right to tell you "this is as good as it gets." That's a heck of a recipe for bitterness for the rest of your life.
A related question is, how much of feeling bad comes from feeling bad about feeling bad? (if that makes any sense whatsoever). Are you having a lot of negative thought patterns about your symptom that make your emotional state worse?
Those are just some thoughts and questions that have helped me in dealing with my depression.
I wish you the best in dealing with this.
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