Comment on Depression is My Heritage by kuroinami
I feel terrible about this topic, but I think it's really important to think about-- at least for me it is. I have a really close friend who suffers intense depression; she was going through a really rough time, with actual self-mutilation going on, and I wasn't there for her because I believed, like your grandma did, that she should deal with it herself, and that her use of medication was something she shouldn't resort to (especially since it apparently wasn't working). The reason I believed that was I had suffered intense depression myself, and I never even recognized it as such until I met her-- and when I did, I really thought it was weakness in her.
Also, I believe that depression is both a curse and a blessing, because depression is the birth of inspiration. But that's a different story, and I have to go now...
Also, I believe that depression is both a curse and a blessing, because depression is the birth of inspiration. But that's a different story, and I have to go now...
No one wants to be depressed, its not something pleasant in the least. It is the unfortunate fate of some, though, to have a chemical inbalance. I would encourage people to seek help; no one should have to "just live with it."
I know that depression can inspire. On a related note, if you haven't read The Death Song, then you might not want to. The character in it is extreemely depressed.
I know that depression can inspire. On a related note, if you haven't read The Death Song, then you might not want to. The character in it is extreemely depressed.
I thank God (whether or not he exists is not the issue) for all the ways I am different and cursed, because without those things I wouldn't be the person I am, and I wouldn't have the opportunites for knowledge and, in fact, thought in the ways I do. I've often questioned why exactly it is that I question-- an interesting sort of near-parodox-- and I've decided that if what I've gone through is the reason I've ended up this way (rather than like others I know), then it's well worth it.
Yes, that includes depression.
Yes, that includes depression.
I know what you are saying. I do happen to believe in God, and it is my belief that we were created the way we are for a reason, as a part of his master plan. Tis a much better thought than that things happen to us as an effect of random chance. I know that I would not be the person I am today without my mother, her depression and all.
heh. To complete my wierdness, I believe that time is solid. Like everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen-- in a way-- is already done. In fact, mathematics tells us that this is so-- mathematics proves fate exists. It's not really fate per se though, because it's not controlled exactly-- just unchangable.
It lends me an acceptant attitude about stuff...
It lends me an acceptant attitude about stuff...
That actually relates to how I view God and time. To me He is outside of time. Therefore He just is and that is how He never had a beginning, is omnipresent, etc. He's outside of time. Or rather, time is an illusion that we here on earth cannot break free from.
Yeah, something like that.
I also happen to believe that God is an entity which exists only within the minds of humanity... did I mention that already?
I also happen to believe that God is an entity which exists only within the minds of humanity... did I mention that already?
Aye.
And nope.
And nope.