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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Yeah the journaling thing is irritating
For me I needed to get out of my own head and journaling made that worse
Meditation was also ineffective for me.
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For some people, the cause of their depression is that they haven't been able to identify their deep issues or they don't recognize their triggers to be able to adjust or cope.
For some of us, we've been through so much **** that it's blatantly obvious what the problem is so it's akin to spending hundreds of dollars on physio therapy for an injury where they see you for 10 minutes and tell you to go home and do a bunch of stretches that you already know how to do. I've tried "mindfulness" as part of those meditation strategies as well but I simply don't have the patience (or have too much ADHD to meditate).
There is a valid place and time for therapy though, and everybody is different. I know many people going through adult issues (marriage, work, depression, anxiety, etc.) that have championed therapy as important for them.
For me, I'm a stubborn SOB that is not going to listen to a therapist or psychologist and just accept what they say. I had to do all my own research into it (there are some really interesting scholarly works on how it may be an evolutionary defense mechanism) and come up with my own strategies. I had clinical depression for my entire 20s and even though I think I've come out on top, I can sense it's presence always lingering over my shoulder and I have to stay vigilant.