Are you a woman feeling unloved and useless? Figure out what you hate about yourself and either fix it or forgive yourself. Change who you’re with so they can accept your love. Find small ways to help those who are hurting. Get involved in volunteer charity work to feel useful.
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These are not instant fixes and can’t replace deep introspection and perhaps some mental health treatment, but if you feel depressed and hopeless, let this thread guide you in making a start. And reach out with questions to people around you. Question your dark assumptions.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
And there I was thinking depression was a chemical inbalance.
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Replying to @itamer
When viewed through the lens of the purely medical model, yes.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Or are you failing to differentiate between unhappiness and depression?
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Replying to @itamer
I’m a licensed psychotherapist and have treated depression for years based on this behavioral model which is popular in therapy versus the medical model used in psychiatry, but people believe what they want. It’s easier to sell someone a pill than a lifestyle change.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Fair enough. Your thread was retweeted so you're new to me. I see people who are loved & successful committing suicide and figure there must be more to it than being loved or full of hope.
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Replying to @itamer
Oh most definitely. This is just the overlay of the biggest focuses for depression between the sexes. There’s a whole host of other complications, most notably deep seated attachment issues which remove a person’s ability to full securely connect with others and feel worthy.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @itamer
Attachment is the biggest factor for depression shared by both sexes and also leads to massive anxiety issues which get treated, leaving the attachment issues underneath untouched, so the anxiety mysteriously never goes fully away.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @itamer
Over time that constant anxiety can turn to massive depression which seems to have no root cause because the person’s outward life appear perfect. Attachment is a silent killer that runs deep and almost no one is talking about it.
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It’s also my clinical specialty.
I could go on for hours.
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