Clinical depression can't be treated by shopping or watching TV. These can help for the occasional "blues" that we all get, but clinical depression is a disease that requires real treatment. (first step is knowing the difference between the two).
You'll get dozens of different suggestions depending upon the persons viewpoints...are they behaviorists, biologists, humanists, etc etc. Generally speaking, i think a combination of behavioral techniques and medication tends to be the most affective treatment. > I'm gonna ask here because, damnit, I know some of you people. :) > > Plus I hear smart people get depressed a lot... > > Anyway... are there any really good solutions for depression? (Outside > of prosac?) I don't think I'm hormonally imballanced or anything, I > just get fed up occasionally... > > I normally don't ask around for advice on this, preferring to just let > it pass on its own, but for the first time in my memory I'm experience > a "loss of sexual apetite" rather than as is usually the case when I'm > depressed, an increase. It's somewhat disturbing to me... I'd feel > better about letting it pass if I felt like doing something that might > help me feel better (like sex -- but not necessarily... if I felt like > any meditative activity really)... but right now I'm just not feeling > any pull to do anything that might "relax" or "stimulate" me and get > my mind off of ... general dysphoria. > > I'm finding myself spending way too much time playing this: > > http://www.2flashgames.com/f/f-1211.htm > > But that's just feeding the cycle. > > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165765 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
