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Re: Help about depression


It certainly does sound like Depression with Obssessive Compulsive Disorder Fjeldmouse, I just thought it best to rule out dementia first. All the relatives are a dead give away I think too. It's probably a bit more positive though as if she can get help there is more liklihood I think of her 'normalising' her life still, whereas dementia is more likely to be unalterably degenerative.

Depression certainly doesn't have to come from a specific incident or set of circumstances in your life. This can happen of course, trauma can often lead to Depression but depression does have a physical cause as well that can strike at any time for those of us who are susceptible to it.

I have found myself a difference between the two, physical and emotional depression. One of the signs that it is a physical cause is the lack of outside reason to associate with the depression. However it's not always that clear cut as people often don't share what is going on inside them and may well have reasons to be depressed that we aren't aware of by observing them. Also trauma in our lives can start off as an emotional trauma but left to 'fester' for too long it can also become physical, or set off that part of us that is susceptible to depression. I find that myself, as although I have beated my depression many years ago it is a constant battle to keep it at bay with each new challenge in my life. On the one hand I need to let myself fully feel and express my pain and grief etc but not ever let those feeling sit for too long or they will start causing other symptoms and one thing leads to another and next thing you know you're squatting in a corner rocking back and forwards. I personally know when the physical depression is getting worse when I can no longer enjoy things in my life that I 'should' be enjoying. My kids are the best example there, I know I need to work harder when I'm not able to enjoy the time I have with my kids.

The main thing for your mum seems to be to get her to realise she needs help and that there is help out there for her. The best thing I can suggest is to look for people with stories similar to hers and get her to read about other people like her. I have written my story about my depression and how I got through it though I'm not sure how my story will relate to hers very much, you should be able to find others through searching the internet though.

This is my story, I talk a bit about the natural healing I used for myself. It was mostly Reiki and Rebirthing that helped me, or the tools I learned from my teachings of those modalities.


http://www.tester.depressionsupport4all.com/my_story.html


Sorry I can't be of more specific help.

Andrew.
 

 
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