Free talk on Depression

I'm interested David, this sounds like something we all need in today's hurried lifestyle. Sounds fascinating! Let us know the details!

Hi David,

I am a sufferer of depression and anxiety and currently in an MBT (Mentalisation based treatment) programme run by the Abraham Cowley Unit in Chertsey I attend three times a week.

I loathe the entire experience although perhaps because it doesn't really get to the core root of depression from a clinical perspective, only expressing moods and emotional responses through talking and art therapy. All of the women have been traumatized by childhood abuse (including myself) and the main focus of the therapy is to do with relationship difficulties and not about self-esteem and how depression manifests itself.

I am definitely the most emotionally aware in my group as well as open to discussing depression and how it affects day to day survival, so am left frustrated not knowing how it is that the brain produces certain chemicals for instance, that can make the dis-ease so difficult to shift or if depression really is a treatable condition for every sufferer?

Maybe I have explained myself in too much of a complex way, but do you think that your discussion group will be of benefit to me or a more light-hearted glimpse at the condition itself?

Kind regards,

Shikira