In the many, many discussion on here about depression, occasionally someone will mention that they eschew pharmaceuticals and believe in "natural" or alternative means of healing. Occasionally someone will even say that they have healed themselves through such means.
I was wondering if anyone who had actually cured themselves of Major Depressive Disorder (or learned to truly, effectively manage symptoms for a productive life) through alternative *non-pharma* means could share how they did it.
I'm not interested in heresay (eg. "I've heard good things about St. John's Wort") or advice on beating the everyday "blues" (eg. "I find exercise helps my mood."). I'm talking about folks who have been diagnosed as having a serious illness, perhaps even been hospitalized, and cured themselves in a non-conventional way. Not folks who "feel down" sometimes.
Also--this is in no way an indictment of those who choose pharmaceutical means! I'm just having a very rough time now and am scared to death to go back on the med-go-round. It was awful for me.
Hopefully others will benefit from this thread as a resource as well.
Please share!



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