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Published: Jan. 31, 2020, 6 a.m.

I\u2019ve had several people write to me lately and explain that they are just pulling out of a slump or even worse, clinical depression. And they\u2019re scared. Is there a time frame for what\u2019s supposed to happen after a major depression has struck? How do you deal with some of the destructive choices you may have made when you were depressed? We\u2019ll talk today about the factors that are important \u2026 and how to work with and manage your insecurity and fear of your depression returning.

There's a lot of hope in new treatments that psychiatrists are prescribing for treatment resistant depression. We\u2019ll touch on two of them -- \xa0Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and ketamine infusions -- both now being used to treat recurrent depression, cyclic disorders and recurrent suicidal ideation, and often meeting with good success.

The listener email is from someone who calls herself a \u201csocial chameleon," which is the tendency to mimic the behaviors and actions of others while in their presence. Its traditional definition states that this tendency is intentional, but in her case, it seems quite unintentional or even unconscious. It's a fascinating topic and one that I was eager to explore, and it led to a discussion on boundaries.

Important Links:

Symptoms of Major Depression given by\xa0The Mayo Clinic.

Quote from The Noonday Demon: At Atlas of Depression. by Andrew Solomon

Johns Hopkins\u2019 website describes the TMS procedure

Harvard article\xa0on ketamine infusions

Psychology Today by Dr. Ronald Riggio in which he describes being a social chameleon or being a \xa0\u201chigh self-monitor\u201d.

Recent article on the \u201cbest\u201d books on boundary setting.

You can hear more about depression and many other topics by listening to my podcast,\xa0SelfWork with Dr. Margaret Rutherford.\xa0Subscribe\xa0to my website and receive one weekly newsletter including my weekly blog post and podcast! If you\u2019d like to join my FaceBook closed group, then click here and answer the membership questions! Welcome!

My new book entitled Perfectly Hidden Depression\xa0has arrived and you can order here! Its message is specifically for those with a struggle with strong perfectionism which acts to mask underlying emotional pain. But the many self-help techniques described can be used by everyone who chooses to begin to address emotions long hidden away that are clouding and sabotaging your current life.

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