I guess I’m a loon, but the idea that clinical depression is, in every instance, something that just happens to people, independent of life circumstances, and can only be treated by anti-depressants, is way more dangerous than a bit of new age fluff
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It’s true that talk therapy can be very effective (equal to meds) in mild to moderate depression and that it is often circumstances plus biological vulnerability that lead to depression. For severe and persistent symptoms, medication absolutely essential to jump start recovery
