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CHRISTIAN
SINGLES
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CHRISTIAN
DATING ADVICE
CHRISTIAN SINGLES : GUIDE TO
ENDING LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION Cont.
PSYCHOTHERAPIES
Many forms of psychotherapy, including
some short-term (10-20 week) therapies, can help depressed individuals.
"Talking" therapies help patients gain insight into and
resolve their problems through verbal exchange with the therapist,
sometimes combined with "homework" assignments between
sessions. "Behavioral" therapists help patients learn how to
obtain more satisfaction and rewards through their own actions and how
to unlearn the behavioral patterns that contribute to or result from
their depression.
Just a note for Christian singles
who may be lonely or depressed. There is an old adage: "To have
friends, you must first be a friend." This doesn't mean that you
are unfriendly! It means that if you wish to end your loneliness and
make friends you must take the initiative. Reach out your hand of
friendship to others. By doing so the dark clouds of loneliness and
depression will burn off in the warmth of friendship's light. Here at
Christian Date Mate we hope that you will join our Christian dating
program. It's free to join. You may meet only those you wish to. Perhaps
you only want a prayer partner or pen pal, that's great! You're moving
in the right direction. If you wish for deeper relationships that's
entirely up to you. You will not be rushed. Why not get started
today and blow away those clouds of loneliness and depression?
Two of the short-term psychotherapies
that research has shown helpful for some forms of depression are
interpersonal and cognitive/behavioral therapies. Interpersonal
therapists focus on the patient's disturbed personal relationships that
both cause and exacerbate (or increase) the depression.
Cognitive/behavioral therapists help patients change the negative styles
of thinking and behaving often associated with depression.
Psychodynamic therapies, which are
sometimes used to treat depressed persons, focus on resolving the
patient's conflicted feelings. These therapies are often reserved until
the depressive symptoms are significantly improved. In general, severe
depressive illnesses, particularly those that are recurrent, will
require medication (or ECT under special conditions) along with, or
preceding, psychotherapy for the best outcome.
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