So What Causes Your Depression?

Today at my therapist ' s, she asked me if I thought my pain issues cause my depression. I don ' t think so. But we had a discussion on the subject.I think my emotions have been screwed up since my thyroid cancer diagnosis in 1981. Honestly, don ' t you think that a cancer diagnosis without any emotional support wouldn ' t cause depression? It just took a long time for me to realize how screwed up I was. Then at my second cancer diagnosis I decided I needed to be proactive about getting emotional support.Then my health collapsed and you wonder why I still am depressed. Add some chronic pain into the mix and a bunch of other ailments and you wonder why I am still functioning.It was nice to have her address it and ask what I thought instead of handing me some ' made up ' reason that someone else came up with. I like having an impartial person to discuss my issues with but I think my point of view is important.
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: depression emotional toll therapist Source Type: blogs