Posted by emmanuel98 on July 5, 2012, at 19:57:29
In reply to Re: @ ron and phil @ everyone else too, posted by ron1953 on July 5, 2012, at 18:31:13
I have a good news story. I survived terrible depression and suicidality that went on for almost 4 years. I attempted suicide twice despite having a daughter and husband who love me. I started parnate, felt better, got depressed again, started lamictal, felt better. But the main thing, I think, is DBT therapy. It's not just ordinary talk therapy or CBT. It's based in Buddhism, but that's not over-bearing. But it's all about sitting through emotions, learning techniques to distract oneself through mindfulness, learning to have compassion for oneself. I've found it incredibly useful. Though it is hard to find a well-trained DBT therapist outside of large cities. It was developed precisely to help people who were suicidal frequently.
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