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I have had major depression and PTSD for five years. Right now, I may be at the best point in my recovery. I feel like my will to survive is trying to push through the PTSD, but the PTSD is like a veil. Prozac, therapy, and learning are continually alleviating this veil. It seems like once the...

Yes, it's my first time in therapy. I have gone to five sessions so far. One thing that I notice which is reassuring is that my therapist is open. He probably follows Carl Roger's unconditional positive regard approach. You're right about the therapist crossing her arms. That is defensive body...

Yes, writing in a diary seems to be a good way to let your emotions out. I might give it a try for experimenting. My path is uphill, so more options seem to be open. Hopefully, you will develop a stronger bond with your therapist. Thanks for the response :)

Thanks for the response. I may have crossed the line today. I feel like there isn't an impediment on my sanity. In the background the force is there, but it's not affecting me. I think the Prozac is continuing to put me on the right track. I'm glad to hear that you are getting better. Right now...

Brit.f7, I'm wondering if you could describe how you felt. How did you know that were out of your black depression? Were you a different person? I feel like there is an invisible line that I will have to cross, and once it is crossed, there will be a sense of normality again. I will belong again.

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I have been on Prozac for three and a half weeks and going to weekly therapy sessions for five weeks. I fell into a deep depression five years ago. I tried to get out of it for five years through the right actions, but it didn't work. After taking the Prozac, I am feeling better every day. I...

I'm on Prozac. It is helping alleviate feelings of guilt, alienation, and hopelessness. For five years, I tried all the self parenting in the world, but my depression wouldn't lift. As I'm feeling better on the medication, I'm becoming aware of how things in my life are more trivial than how I...

Thanks for the response. With the track I'm on, I may be able to get myself out of the black depression. It will feel so weird when I am there because I haven't been there for five years. Regarding my new learning curve, I agree. I think it may be a challenge liking the new person I am going to...

I have been on Prozac for three and a half weeks and going to weekly therapy sessions for five weeks. Every day I am progressing. Five years ago, I fell into a deep depression. Instead of taking medication, I gritted and beared deep depression and PTSD hoping that it would go away if I did the...

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Thanks for the responses. Lucycat, I am enjoying the feeling of recovery as much as I'm able. I feel like the Prozac is continuing to bring me back to who I really am (I will not settle for less than 100%). I feel like there is a line that is going to be crossed in the future where I'll actually...

I want to let my friends on this forum know that I am improving. I started taking Prozac about three weeks ago and weekly therapy sessions about five weeks ago. I am noticing that the PTSD responses are becoming less frequent. This is definitely an effect from the Prozac. It feels like it is...

I want to let my friends on this forum know that I am improving. I started taking Prozac about three weeks ago and weekly therapy sessions about five weeks ago. I am noticing that the PTSD responses are becoming less frequent. This is definitely an effect from the Prozac. It feels like it is...

Thanks gizmo. My therapist told me today that he is noticing me open up. Thinking that I am a bad person is definitely something I have to get over. I had a breakdown five years ago and being able to believe that I am stable is going to probably be one of the biggest challenges of my life. I...

I understand that nobody has a right to change you, but can behaviors from someone else cause you to change yourself (sabotage yourself)? Also, I wonder if someone's tactics can actually change someone. For three years, my older brother's behavior was horrible. He would act like he was better...

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I have the alienation feeling, but I don't let it hurt me. A lot of times I think that it is the area. When I get myself right, I'll be able to make a final decision. More than likely, I have to get out of here. I understand how sucky it can feel when things don't seem to be in harmony. I'd ask...

You might just be blowing things out of proportion. I have a uniqueness, but that is not going to alienate me from society.