Hello, friends. I want to tell you that I'm terrified of depression. Since I was 25, I have experienced depression as a side effect of taking antipsychotic medication after my first hospitalization.
I understand people who suffer from it. There's almost nothing you can do except succumb to the lethargy. Over the years, I received help from psychologists and attended Transpersonal psychology workshops in my country and at Esalen Sur in Chile (the Chilean School of Personal Development).
I attended their one-month workshops for a few years so that I could live a "normal" life.
Everything I did for my development was important and beneficial.
My depression went away, and I was able to laugh out loud again.
I learned breathing techniques and other techniques that helped me become less complicated.
I chose psychologists who studied at the Sorbonne because, in France, people with mental health issues recover with their families and are integrated into society. Mental hospitals have closed in France. I also chose psychologists who were trained at the university, which gave me a lot of experience. I guarantee they knew psychology.
Because I respected the psychologists, I was able to follow their suggestions, which worked out well for me.
I did a year of psychoanalysis, and it was incredible, exciting, and crazy. You talk, and suddenly, you hear yourself saying things that surprise you. Psychoanalysis is a process of self-discovery in each session, and it's the ultimate madness.
During my twenties and early thirties, I liked being "crazy." In a way, I took advantage of the label because I did "whatever I wanted in this life" with no problems, and the label helped.
AI is not accepted in this community. I would polish this writing and leave it well-crafted, but that's not me. I write the way I think. Sometimes I skip things, then go back and add what's missing. Anyway, over time, I hope to improve and polish myself. Thank goodness I've always done well in "grammatical composition."
I'm very happy to have found this community. It's good to talk about myself because it's a topic I know well. The problem is that the "system" forces people to hide their feelings so that they won't get hurt.
I hope to continue discussing feelings in this community.
A big hug to everyone!