Depression: You Can’t Talk Yourself Out of It or Overcome It Alone

Depression can suck the life out of you without treatment. Like any medical condition, it needs to be treated so you can live your life free from its dreadful symptoms. Having a supportive family and a circle of friends can be motivating, but you need professional assistance to lift the fog of depressive symptoms and make life more bearable on a day-to-day basis.

Can You Talk Yourself Out of Depression?

If you are weighed down by depressive symptoms, you may have tried a number of self-help strategies that you read online or in books. Many people attempt this in an attempt to get better without seeing a therapist, believing that they can improve their condition on their own.

If you are clinically depressed, the symptoms—lack of interest in doing usual things, lethargy, changed eating and sleep patterns, irritability, social withdrawal, helplessness, hopelessness, etc.—will not just dissipate after a day or two. They will be persistent and intense, negatively impacting your life, work, and relationships. Depression can dominate your life and it will not leave you, even when you try to “talk yourself out of it.”

The Benefits of Being Treated by and Talking to a Professional

Empowering those with depression is welcome, but irresponsibly spreading the idea that depression can be lifted with positive thinking alone can be dangerous. Clinical depression can be treated, but if an “empowered reader” shuns treatment, thinking that they can get rid of their symptoms by embracing self-help strategies alone, the symptoms can get worse.

Talking to family and friends who think depression is a temporary mood that will dissipate when you “get it off your chest” may do you more harm than good. If you are bent on bouncing back and leading a normal life, consider seeking help from trained professionals, such as those contracted with Carolina Counseling Services – Fayetteville (West), NC Office.

Beyond Self-Help

Your loved ones and well-meaning friends may seriously want to help you, but lacking training and having preconceived notions can deter you from seeking the right help. What you need is a methodical evaluation of your symptoms to properly diagnose your condition. The therapists independently contracted with Carolina Counseling Services – Fayetteville (West), NC Office, can do this for you and create a well-thought-out treatment plan.

Remember, untreated depression has severe symptoms and you can’t “talk yourself out of it,” but you can overcome depression with the help of a CCS-contracted therapist. Call us today.

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