On 12 Jan., 15:33, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: Depressions are usually temporary and if a person > is patient most of the time it blows over and a man starts enjoying life. ... > it is the weak and negative people who > commit suicide. They are not really suffering much , rather they have just > become negative and see everything in a morbid manner.
You obviously know little of the suffering of depression, RP. Even on the neuro-physiological level, the imbalance of various neuro- transmitters in the synaptic gap between neurons - and particularly problems with regard to serotonin uptake - has been well observed and documented - it is the basis for the newer generations of pharmaceutical anti-depressants which have helped many (if not all) sufferers. I have personal experience of depression; it is now many years past, successfully treated with a mixture of medication and therapy. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I have had a number of friends who have ended their lives as a result of depression. I think of one, one of the strongest, sensitive and most loving persons I have known, in particular. He fought and suffered for years and powerlessly observed his life slowly but but inevitably disintegrating around him as a result. Shortly before he finally took his life he confided to a friend his fear that the suffering the enduring hopelessness he was experiencing was driving him mad. To state that "they are not really suffering much" is to show a profound lack of understanding, empathy and compassion. Francis
