Author: Diary of a Quitter
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:39 pm
| Redemption wrote: |
| What if there are no underlying issues? what if this depression is the result of sub? I know people personally who never had any issues with depression before sub yet suffer it badly when they detox from sub, cannot be a concidence at all…Sure some may have prior issues but many dont either..I think time is the best healer but are people including myself willing to spend months and months and even years waiting to recover from a sub detox? I dont know. |
It’s totally possible that the depression is withdrawal related; but if it continues without improvement, it can’t hurt to check for underlying issues. If the depression is caused only by withdrawal, it should get better with time. If it doesn’t get better and is intolerable or significantly impacting quality of life, seeking some kind of treatment is probably a good idea.
CBT and DBT are therapy-based treatments for depression (and other conditions). Cognitive-behavioral therapy and Dialectical-behavioral therapy, both can be incredibly helpful when done under the guidance of a skilled therapist.
