- Complete and total elimination of alcohol. I didn't have a sip of acohol for 6+ years. I will now occasionally have a beer, maybe 6 or so drinks per year?
- 9 month leave of absence from school and work, moving back in with my very, very loving and kind parents.
- Being showered with love and affection daily for years by close friends and family.
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Things that probably helped:
- Talk therapy 3x a week for about a year, and weekly for about a year after that.
- A heroic dose of psylocibin, about 5 years into my recovery.
- Extreme amounts of exercise (real boxing)
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Things that were also included in treatment that probably didn't help but who knows:
- I was on some SSRI (forget which) for about a year.
- Three weeks of an involuntary stay at a run-down mental health clinic. This mostly had a positive impact on my understanding of politics and liberty, less so on curing depression IMHO.
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Things I'm certain helped:
- Complete and total elimination of alcohol. I didn't have a sip of acohol for 6+ years. I will now occasionally have a beer, maybe 6 or so drinks per year?
- 9 month leave of absence from school and work, moving back in with my very, very loving and kind parents.
- Being showered with love and affection daily for years by close friends and family.
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Things that probably helped:
- Talk therapy 3x a week for about a year, and weekly for about a year after that.
- A heroic dose of psylocibin, about 5 years into my recovery.
- Extreme amounts of exercise (real boxing)
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Things that were also included in treatment that probably didn't help but who knows:
- I was on some SSRI (forget which) for about a year.
- Three weeks of an involuntary stay at a run-down mental health clinic. This mostly had a positive impact on my understanding of politics and liberty, less so on curing depression IMHO.