I was diagnosed with moderate depression four weeks ago, and...

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Question by Ray Nickson
Submitted on 2/27/2006
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I was diagnosed with moderate depression four weeks ago, and am taking citalopram (20mg/day) and seeing a counsellor. I'm also taking clonazepam (.2mg as required, typically once or twice a day) to relieve anxiety and panic attacks. I read recently about dissociation and its connection with anxiety and depressive disorders. Until a couple of years ago (onset of depression???) I used to deliberately dissociate fairly regularly (once or more a week, perhaps) for pleasure and to relieve minor anxiety. Ten or fifteen minutes an evening making the walls move or observing my body from afar is all I ever did. Lately, I haven't tried. Can such minor dissociation be a help with depression and secondary anxiety? Are there any harmful effects? Is depression known to inhibit dissociation?

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