Posted by Dr. Bob on March 17, 2001, at 16:37:42
In reply to Re: What DOES one do?, posted by pat123 on March 17, 2001, at 13:04:45
> > To me, it's the "do not give in to the Trauma" that's the key. The trauma is not everything.
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> ......To the sufferer, the Trauma or Depression IS, IN FACT, everything, and if thought or mundane activity could change it so easily, I'm pretty sure none of us would be Traumatized, Depressed, whatever. Were it a Choice (as in taking a drink is a choice), I'm pretty sure very few people would choose it.Sorry, I stand corrected. You're right, some people are incapacitated and cannot just get up out of bed, exercise, clean the house, and brush their teeth. For them, it's not a choice.
However, the idea wasn't that brushing your teeth makes you less depressed, but that brushing your teeth -- if you can -- is part of having a life despite being depressed. The more of a life you can have, the better, right?
BTW, it's controversial, how responsible for their drinking to consider people with alcoholism. One way to look at it is as a symptom of their illness. In which case it's their choice as much as hallucinating is for people with schizophrenia.
Bob
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