On A Long Run Will Wheaton Analysis

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In these three articles each are about depression and how each person dealt with their depression and despondent selves.
The first article is called "On a Long Run, On a Long Run", by Will Wheaton. In the article the author has severe depression and goes to a doctor to express his feelings and how he judges himself consistently. Any other doctor would probably prescribe him stronger medications but instead the doctor tried a different method called, cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy is when your having bad thoughts or bad feelings about your self you try to change your mind into good, happy thoughts about yourself. Wheaton continues to explain how this placebo effect is working better then medication. Explains how he was at a bookstore

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