FW: RE: [QUAD-L] i'm so depressed i could throw up

[William Willis]

As I have grown older depression seems to descend on me  more frequently. 
Two years ago my father died and I couldn't go through the day without two 
or three cryings jags. My doc finally gave me zoloft and it has helped 
tremendously. I believe in getting help anywhere I can find it.

From: "Stuntman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ol' Man River" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,        Approval Department 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] i'm so depressed i could throw up
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:37:18 -0500
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.
>