my [mis]conceptions about depression

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GuruRatings , Bruce Morgen <editor wrote:

>

> adithya_comming wrote:

> >> Seriously depressed people most of the time

> >> do not know " why " they are depressed.

> >>

> >

> > That is not my experience.

> >

> > They start with a " reason " and after an episode

> > of 'long depression', they simply forget the

> > original reason. Once depression starts, unless

> > one is very vigilant, alert and present, pretty

> > soon, it becomes a self sustaining cycle.

> >

> >

> Clinical depression does not

> follow that sort of pattern

> -- it generally cannot be

> " nipped in the bud " by

> pinpointing " reasons " and

> subsequent lifestyle changes.

 

 

I confess my relative ignorance of clinical depression.

I have not met anybody whom I know to have

been diagnosed with clinical depression and whom

I know to be taking anti depressants. In fact, until

about 2-3 years back, I didn't even know that there

is something like clinical depression and something

like anti depressant pill.

 

Can hormones affect mood,

yes, they sure can. Can thoughts affect mood, they sure

can. Can thoughts affect hormones - they sure can.

 

I will try to investigate, research,

understand and write more on the subject.

 

BTW... I have following [mis]conceptions about

depression. Can you tell me which of them are true

and which are false?

 

 

1. Anxiety is more common among men and

depression is more common among women.

 

2. Anxiety means of 'not being sure of'

what one feels one needs to do.

 

3. Depression means 'not having any hope of'

being of accomplishing what one wants [and thus

feeling 'powerless', 'helpless' and 'hopeless] .

For example, one might be anxious about one's son's

health and might get depressed if son died [and thus,

there is " no hope " of bringing him back].

 

4. People with strong " faith " [such as really devout

Christians not just the fake ones in white robes] are

less likely to fee' depressed because they always

have " hope " .

 

5. Premature 'adavitaist' [no beliefs, no faiths] are more

likely to get depressed - because, they can quickly lose

hope.

 

 

 

Regards,

ac