Posted by coral on March 31, 2001, at 12:34:27
In reply to Re: REM, posted by SLS on March 31, 2001, at 11:35:41
Dear Scott,
You bring up an excellent point concerning the variances in individuals concerning depression. (BTW, my original post was in response to someone who indicated that increased REM was a marker for depression.) This thread seems to argue the either/or position which I find a bit disturbing. The research of which I am aware indicates that both physiological as well as psychological factors contribute to causing depression. Again, from the research of which I am aware, the highest recovery rates come from a client engaging in both therapies. Undoubted, some people respond solely to meds while others respond solely to interpersonal therapy. My personal theory is that part of the difficulty is finding competence in either field. Hearing the horror stories re: interpersonal therapy, I can remark on how fortunate I was to find a superb therapist on the second attempt. On the med. side, I can fully identify with the difficulties - eleven doctors and innumerable meds before I found the right combination of doc and med. There are so few absolutes concerning the human mind. If juggling apples every Tuesday works for someone, I fail to see the point in either that person proclaiming having the answer for all, or others decrying that juggling apples isn't a cure. My question would be "What was there about juggling apples on Tuesday that made it successful?" Maybe it's the day, maybe it's the appples, maybe it's the belief it would work.
Regarding dreaming (REM), the void of dreaming nearly drove me insane when I experienced the depression. I've always done a great deal of work, or rather my subconscious has, in dreams and to be bereft of that tool was horrifying.
poster:coral
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