Some people need help out of their mental state. A comforting word is too much to ask? While I can take almost anything thrown at ME, I realize there are lots of people who can't. Some of us have been tempered by conditioning which took place before our disability, others are not as lucky. Clincaly there are 3 major souces (causes) of depression, Medical (chemical or hormonal), Physcological, and despair. Only despair can be influenced by friends and the lack of them (imagined or real) can be devastating. Sometimes listening can be all the medicine required. (that's what shrinks do) Stunt
> > "Trust me, none of us on this list are so underprivileged as to have any real issues to be depressed over for an extended period of time." > > that's your diagnostic phrase that is incredibly shallow. it's like you think you know everyone's situation and on top of that, you write off depression as a non-real ailment. or at least that no quad here on a vent, completely immobile has any right to be depressed. you think depresasion is linked to the underpriviledged? do you remember freddy prinze or curt cobain blowing their brains out? i wouldn't consider them underprivilidged - but i WOULD class them as severely depressed. blanket ALL and NEVER statements are very foolish to blurt out. they can also be very hurtfull to some. your psycho-diagnosis is not why we are here. > dave > > > > > > > Aaron Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do you compare a ridiculous statement like what Carol said w/ what I said?!? I assume that you have a "deeper" more meaningful response? I was just trying to convey that our often self diagnosed depression is merely the lack of knowing what is possible to do in life anymore. None of us here are professionals, that I know of, so anything that is said is just an opinion and a way that each of us deals with things. > > I apologize if it was a shallow opinion, but I don't believe that dwelling on the negative can bring about positive results. Who would Bobbie miss? Maybe the diverse and sometimes ridiculous discussions on this group? I don't know. But, the best way I know to help someone who's depressed is to not focus on their depression. Get them involved in something, get them pissed enough about something that they want to do something, whatever works to get the person back into the life that surrounds us all. > > You may or may not ever take me serious again, but that is for you to decide. I care what people think and would like to know how you came to your conclusions about my comments below. >
