I'm glad you're not depressed. Like TM, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. It
doesn't mean you will become depressed in the future or that you have been in
denial up to this point. I see it as additional proof that we don't choose to
become depressed or to stay depressed or that we can snap out of it at will. I
think it is entirely based on a chemical imbalance and wonder why I'm
imbalanced and you aren't! I agree that exercise and movement play a part in
the chemicals that our brain's produce and I'm sure that its also connected to
the amount of sun light we are exposed to and other stress factors that are
going on in our lives. TM wasn't a choice, I didn't ask for it, no one allowed
me to vote for or against. I find the same with deptession. I vote against,
however, it still pokes out it's ugly head and sticks it's tongue at me!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "But being calm and trying to relax and just accept things, and trying to go
> forward a bit
> at a time, seems to work much better for me."
> As sure as I write this, I'll probably start getting depressed. :) Or maybe
> I'm just too naive to recognize that I am depressed. But so far, I haven't
> felt depressed, even though at this point I've been out of work a whole year
> - the last 7 months on leave w/o pay, and had to refinance my house just to
> live. (One of my daughters' friends even told her that I must be depressed;
> that I'm just in denial.)
> From the very beginning, I've felt there are things I need to learn from this
> experience. And I am learning a lot, but apparently not enough yet, I guess,
> b/c I'm still not fully healed! :) Of course, I still get frustrated a lot,
> experience pain, etc. But that's not depression. But then, I've only been
> here a year, and I've been said to have 'a light case'. So I'm not saying
> that there's no reason for someone to be depressed - I'm just saying I'm not.
> Certainly everyone doesn't feel depressed, do they?
> I'm not trying to be funny or smart, but I think that would be depressing, if
> everyone was, so I just wanted to speak up for those who aren't, kind of as a
> sign that maybe it will get better. (Or maybe some of you will want to tell
> me, it will get worse? )
> Sally
>
