Re: Exteme Fear -and Severe Depression

February 21, 2010

I'm glad you are okay Helena, I was a bit worried I might have caused you more

suffering with my recent posts.

What I was trying to say is that when I went momentarily into a serious

depression the other day it was so indredibly frightening and no one can

tolerate that for long. Years ago these modern therapies weren't around (CBT and

ACT) and so I was lucky I was able to call on ACT to help me deal with it as it

could have spiraled out of control. I would have certainly needed hospital

treatment if I hadn't nipped it in the bud.

Kavy

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> > > I am reading a new book which warns of the dangers of meds. But in

> > > the opening chapter it desribes some severe forms of depression that

> > > is truely horrific. In fact, I might have been like that once where

> > > I was in a hospital scrawled up on the floor unable to move, except

> > > they would not let me lay there so I just walked around the building

> > > wriggling with anxiety instead. I have never known so much pain,

> > > dread, and agitation, which was mainly due to psychiatry not

> > > offering me any therapy, just tablets that didn't work.

> > >

> > > I experienced a very severe depression again for a moment last week

> > > and I can understand that if this kept up for too long I would need

> > > relief - even if it was drugs (fortunatly, I was armed with my new

> > > ACT skills). For all of you that have found relief in medicine I do

> > > hope you accept my apologies. This doesn't make the drugs any safer

> > > though, but most people won't get so badly affected like the way I

> > > did. I was just very unlucky. I was also very unlucky to have ever

> > > been treated by doctors.

> > >

> > > Kavy

> > >

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