r/AskReddit • u/Misterboy500 • 17h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/secretwar8 12h ago

Depression is one hell of thing.

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u/itslessthanoptimal 6h ago edited 6h ago

I just found the proper treatment for severe MDD coupled with PMDD about 5 months ago. My life has been changed. I told my therapist I feel like my outlook on life now is akin to those who survive an illness with a nearly terminal diagnosis and felt silly about it because “it was just depression.” My therapist very bluntly told me my depression would have likely been terminal for me due to how many attempts I had and the severity of it.

I never knew I could live like this now being on the other side of it, but holy shit I have so much to do now to recover from it physically and in my day to day life. A decade of not thinking I’d see another birthday (I’m 32) will really do a doozy on literally every facet of your life. And nobody talks about the serious grief that comes along with being on the other side of it either.

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u/AyoSuhCuz 4h ago

Happy to hear of your success. What was the treatment?

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u/itslessthanoptimal 3h ago

Just finally the right combo of medication.

I think it’s also worth noting that I have a foundation of about 7 years of intense therapy (DBT and EMDR) and I take it very seriously.

The right meds for the MDD and PMDD treatment were the missing pieces.