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Originally Posted by mochamajesty  TSo it is only natural that I say: "Ok, I thought/believed my way into this mess; I want to think/believe my way out." |
Stop right there. Hold the phone.
What you're describing is a one-way ticket to hell. And to those that think I'm overstating the case, I assure you I'm not. I've been there, closer to the brink than I care to admit.
You cannot think your way out of clinical depression.
I want to repeat that for those who might be learning disabled:
You cannot think your way out of clinical depression.
Doesn't matter if you believe in LoA or not. It's simply not possible to emerge out of clinical depression (not just "the blues," but the actual clinical process whereby the brain's chemistry is all askew) by thinking happy thoughts. It's like asking the diabetic, "You can get over your diabetes if you just believe fervently enough."
The result can be nothing short of lethal, like trying to heal a gunshot wound with positive intentions. Sure, be happy, be positive and all the rest, but fercrissakes don't be stupid about it. People, quite literally, die like that.