Brooke2kids

Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

I have been fighting depression since I was 11 and have been in treatment and on medication for 5 years. I am married and have 2 children, a 3 year old boy and a 2 year old girl. I left nursing school to have my son and have 5 clinicals left for my BSN. A little over a year ago, my depression was so bad that I made the life-changing decision to complete a 30 day in-patient treatment program at Sierra Tucson. Since then I have been managing well, but still struggle daily.

Treatments

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked

After a year I can notice a thought-pattern shift to more positive thinking.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Marriage and individual therapy helps tremendously.

Writing Working / Worked

Helps work through problems and remember topics for therapist.

Pamelor Working / Worked

Switched after trying quite a few other medications and it has kept my mood at an ok level... no major downs but no great ups either.