Gumshoe’s Guide to Getting Off the Couch
This is my personal story about how I healed from depression without the help antidepressants (I tried, they never worked for me for long).
I’m not going to tell anyone who needs medication to function that they shouldn’t be on it. I don’t think we can compare our individual human minds and bodies against one another’s as if there is some sort of objective measurement. But I also don’t think we can draw the line that easily between the physical and the emotional. Because our thoughts actually impact our brain chemistry, I think the line between chemical depression and non-chemical depression is blurry at best.
That’s why I’m telling this story. (Calling it a “guide” is admittedly tongue-in-cheek.)
Just to be clear: while you might notice I am super-opinionated about what worked for me, I am not in any way trying to tell you what combination of things will, or should, work for you. There’s already enough bossiness and judgment floating around on this topic, you’re not going to find any here.
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