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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t know that this is lifelong yet. Don’t get ahead of yourself. You won’t know that unless she has multiple incidents over a series of years.

With compassion, may I suggest that due to this catastrophic thinking on your part, perhaps you’d benefit from therapy too? [/quote]
OP here. She said she’s felt this way her entire life, so I don’t expect it to go away, since it doesn’t seem to be situational. I want to stay in her life as she matures, and stay close, so I want to make sure I’m supportive without pushing her away. I don’t think this is catastrophic thinking. [/quote]

My child had been in a similar situation for about six years before they found the right medication. SSRIs and SNRIs are not effective for some kids, getting a Genomind test can show which medication will be effective and save critical time. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. [/quote]

My niece is in-house treatment now for treatment-resistant depression. Ketamine did not work.  He’s been in a few months. Several members of my BIL’s family have it. It’s genetic, but after treatment was ironed out all are doing great now. It really hit in college and you would never have known—always seemed happy, funny on surface. [/quote]

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