dear Francesco, hello and thank you for joining the site.
I am thinking that you are a male and please correct me if I'm wrong.
Can I just say that this organisation has increased it's coverage in heaps and bounds over the last few years, and has definitely been such a help to so many people struggling with some form of depression, where they can talk to people who have endured or still am trying to cope with their own problems.
It's also where no one criticises any comment, because it won't be accepted by the Moderators and secondly because it would only deepen a person's depression far more than they would ever expect, and that's certainly not what any of us want.
You are doing honours in psychology which is terrific, so I wish you the very best, but what I say is that if someone has gone through any type of depression and then wants to become a professional counsellor then this is very good, and I only say this because they actually know what being in depression feels like, which then makes them have a better understanding of the patient they are counselling.
My first question to any psychologist or psychiatrist is 'have you been depressed yourself', and if they say no, then I get up and walk out, because a text book can teach them, but there are so many different idiosyncrasies which do happen and these aren't talked about in the text book, and how could they.
It's no different if you are building a house which you have learnt from a text book but what if you dig and hit a gas pipe, what would the text book tell you, sorry just a silly analogue.
I'm sure your participation on the site will be well received and thanks again for joining. Geoff.
