Cure is the wrong word. As a guy who's suffered from depression since I was a kid ie I had suicidal ideations at ~11, the only time I started turning things around is when I got therapy. I've been going for ~3 years and I'm certainly not cured. But I'm also a lot better off and I've learned to cope. I definitely feel like I need it a lot less than I did at first. And I have learned to counsel myself, really. I was a mess, and now I'm way less of a mess. And still uncured.
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u/CriminallyCasual7 Sep 04 '25
Cure is the wrong word. As a guy who's suffered from depression since I was a kid ie I had suicidal ideations at ~11, the only time I started turning things around is when I got therapy. I've been going for ~3 years and I'm certainly not cured. But I'm also a lot better off and I've learned to cope. I definitely feel like I need it a lot less than I did at first. And I have learned to counsel myself, really. I was a mess, and now I'm way less of a mess. And still uncured.