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Re: Excuses for depression....?
Re: Excuses for depression....?
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Posted by aegk on May 14, 1998 at 14:38:04:
In Reply to: Excuses for depression....? posted by Derf on May 14, 1998 at 00:50:12:
> - but I learned a valuable lesson there that has become a core belief in me, and has certainly changed my attitude toward depression. I learned that there was NO EXCUSE to be depressed - it's YOUR problem. Unless you subscribe to the more complicated notion that depression has
something to do with biochemistry, in which case, "there is *no excuse*
for depression" becomes a rather meaningless diagnosis. It might be more
helpful to encourage people to seek professional help. This is not a flame,
Derf, but as a life-long sufferer who has finally found help that has
changed my life vastly for the better, I would rather take medication and
talk through my distorted thoughts than consider suicide all the time, as I used to
do. Depression is not one of the seven capital sins, but a form of mental
illness, which requires treatment to one degree or another. It's not a
character flaw. Please be kind to yourself.
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