I don't think the condition is merely over-reaction as there are too many causes that are deadly serious that leads a person to "shut down"- the range is far-reaching. And brain chemistry changes due to many factors- love, fear, even illness and nutrition/chemicals, etc. I think of my brain as an active clearing house of ideas and responses. But we should not forget the Will in all of this- primarily the drive to live and that is another interesting topic. Just think of those poor flooded victims who have lost loved ones, homes, everything yet they risk their lives to be rescued. Or the individual who gets buffeted about by the storms and disappointments of life yet rises again to face another round. Where does this spirit come from and why are some more dogged about survival than others? Some of the answer may be genetic- a family toughness or character; other explanations might be education and the brain's ability to process new avenues of coping and response; or life, itself, might turn more hopeful and pleasant, given time.
On Jan 13, 8:07 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > " Depression " as a psychiatric term denotes a condition in which the > sufferer overreacts to stimulli. The feeling of sorrow and pain is too > much as to the degree of the circumstances causing it. Little slights > are blown all out of proportion and the individual becomes extremely > sensitive and overreacts to trivial transgressions. That which people > usually just shrug off are clutched to the bosoms by the depressives > and a person feels extreme pain where he shouldn't. > You are right Francis when you speak of neurological and psychological > aspects of depression but the truth is that all moods and > thought-processes have a neurological basis and behavioural diseases > are also treated with medication. > My point is that if a person sees the real causes of his feeling , > with the help of medicines and therapy if necessary , he will realize > that he is being over-sensitive and thus bring himself to terms with > his malady and regain his equilibrium. He will then go about his life > calmly as the cause of his depression was trivial. Again there are > people who are living horrible lives and do not even dream of suicide. > Suicide is no solution , but just an escape from difficulties and if a > person just perseveres a little he might surmount his problems. > > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 8:36 PM, frantheman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
