Posted by jay on October 6, 2001, at 0:26:22
In reply to Another Thought, posted by Mair on October 5, 2001, at 13:17:43
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> > I pretty much agree with all that has been written, but do you think the support for a meds/therapy combination can be explained in part by the fact that we regularly visit this board. Let's face it, if we were all doing wonderfully well, we probably wouldn't be here. It's been my observation that most of the people here are at least somewhat treatment resistent meds-wise and prone to relapses. Therapy, at least on a longer term basis, may be more necessary for someone in that category than for someone facing a situational depression who responds well to traditional monotherapies.
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> Just a thought.
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> MairMair:
Good question. I feel that our healing is actually a "life-long" process. Once we fall into deep mental health problems, we need consistent and pro-active support. Warding off future crisis, instead of waiting until they happen again, I think is smart, and something we should be promoting.
That's why I think we should all be coming back to this board, feeling "good" or "bad". We can find further sustained support to prevent further problems, and we can gain some good mental healthy feelings from supporting others.
So, my answer is yes, coming back here is a good part of "maintenance" mental health. I think like physical health, it should be a life-long process. If only our society looked at mental health as being as dire important as physical health, and maybe even one and the same, and that it should be constantly life-long maintained, *maybe* we could get somewhere. :-)
Jay
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