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My son’s got the blues

After a difficult divorce, my 50-year-old son has fallen into a deep depression. He’s seen his doctor but the pills he’s been given don’t work. He’s bought a lot of‘helpful’ books to read while he’s staying with me temporarily, and it breaks my heart when I hear him in the bedroom next to me making all these positive affirmations like ‘I am complete and happy today and tomorrow’ and then breaking down in tears. Is there

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