http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/dlp/understanding-depression/understanding-depression/

I see a lot of trans people who focus on the negative, hear them saying things like "this will never end", "there is no way out" etc. Some seem to search for the worst case scenarios and refuse to even accept maybe the doom and gloom they believe could possibly not be true.

This is how depression begins and once you get into this circular negative thinking, you can never be happy unless you break this cycle. It's best to not get depressed in the first place as the changes to your brain chemistry etc are hard to reverse. If you start thinking positively before you get depressed, it's so much easier.

We need "the power of positive thinking" - right, Stephe?

Over a hundred years ago James Allen wrote "As a Man Thinketh". It is a very powerful read and has influenced many people. What is said applies very well to the TG community and our often negative viewpoints on our lives and the world in general.

The book opens with the statement:

    Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes,
    And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes
    The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills,
    Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills: —
    He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass:
    Environment is but his looking-glass.

Quote from: Stephe on April 28, 2012, 10:35:14 PM
http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/dlp/understanding-depression/understanding-depression/

I see a lot of trans people who focus on the negative, hear them saying things like "this will never end", "there is no way out" etc. Some seem to search for the worst case scenarios and refuse to even accept maybe the doom and gloom they believe could possibly not be true.

This is how depression begins and once you get into this circular negative thinking, you can never be happy unless you break this cycle. It's best to not get depressed in the first place as the changes to your brain chemistry etc are hard to reverse. If you start thinking positively before you get depressed, it's so much easier.

You know what I see? I see you... blaming victims of sexual violence, saying depressed people have themselves to blame.

I see a bunch of posts of utter arrogance and lack of sympathy.

A good article? You have to be joking. It only has one source and it doesn't even work.

It's blatantly biased against anti-depressants.

http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/dlp/treating-depression/side-effects-of-antidepressants/

This piece of rubbish gets some basic facts wrong.

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SSRIs pose greater risks when taken with other drugs, due to their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. For example, SSRIs can be lethal when taken with MAOIs.

A LOT of things interact with MAOIS, which is why they're less popular now.

QuoteWhile being safer in overdose, SSRIs have actually been proven to increase thoughts of suicide or self harm.

They are INDICATED as increasing suicidal risks when first beginning therapy with them.

QuoteThis can can be very different from case to case. Even the drug companies themselves admit that they don't quite know how the drugs work!

Totally unscientific wording and misleading. It's like saying we don't fully understand physics so we can't depend on gravity to behave predictably in relation to mass. Which is of course rubbish. We actually have a fairly good understanding of how most classes of anti-depressants work.

QuoteNausea, diarrhea, headaches. Sexual side effects are also common with SSRIs, such as loss of libido, failure to reach orgasm and erectile problems. Seratonergic syndrome is also a worrying condition associated with the use of SSRIs.

Serotonin syndrome is EXTREMELY unlikely to happen on SSRI's taken at correct dose and without other serotonin interacting cross-medication.

Saying it's 'associated' with it is like me saying that prostitution is a worrying condition commonly associated with being transgender. It's technically true in the strictest bluntest sense. But it's giving a totally false impression.

http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/anti-depressants-withdrawal/

QuoteThis is the story of how Malcolm Hulatt helped his wife Carolyn achieve withdrawal from Venlafaxine, an anti-depressant drug of the SSRI family. Their story is told in full in the video below, and Malcolm's notes follow lower on the page.

This I'm pointing out just cause it's outright wrong. Venlafaxine is an SNRI not an SSRI.

The VAST majority of this site is just promoting its unsourced, unproven theoretical model of depression. Which would be fine if it didn't actively attack more proven and scientifically studied treatments.