shadowind

reminds me alittle bit when i was younger. i miss my long walks... right now its like 20 degrees and dark at 6 through. argh.

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remember "for mere impulse of appetite is slavery, while obedience to a law which we prescirbe to oursleves is liberty"-rousseau: the concept of the general will "if we can not reconcile all opions, then let us endeavour to unite all hearts."-?"to be is to be perceived"-? "‘We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know’-Robert G. Ingersoll

NotConvinced

Something that opened my eyes recently, was discovering the different kinds of ADD. This guy has seperated ADD into like 6 categories, classic, inattentive, ring of fire, limbic, etc etc. Why was this significant for me? I found out I fit every single one of the symptoms for "limbic ADD," which is virtually identical with depression. I've felt depressed most of my life, had the sleep problems, argmentative problems, focus problems.....and had a hell of a time trying to seek treatment during college cuz it didn't really start being a serious problem for me till then.

If you feel like you've been depressed your whole life, limbic ADD can do that to you, and there are most certainly treatments and medications, both prescription and all natural herbs. Google "limbic add" to get started. There's a simple 75 question test that can help you identify which type of ADD you have if any, and having someone else close to you take it also (concerning you) will help solidify it's results.

It helped me immensely, and I know there must be many others who simply Have No Clue.

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marmalade

Geshtinnanna,

I appreciate your concern. I try not to dwell in depression, but I do try to accept it. I think of it as being compassionate with myself... compassion being another thing I highly value.

Fight against it, hmm... it may be good advice, but I've never been much of a fighter. I prefer curling in a dark corner sucking on my thumb. But its not as if I've given up on life.

Partly, I'm more depressed right now because its winter. When its nice outside, I have a more active attitude towards my depression. However, despite the cold and lack of sunlight, I have been feeling a bit better since the turning of the new year. I don't know why. If I wasn't in a better mood, then I would've been less likely to share my thoughts at all on the matter.

Even if my perspective is different than yours, I do appreciate someone pointing out a different way of looking at it. Maybe our views aren't that different... I don't know. I will admit that I can give up too easily sometimes.

Do realize I'm doing alright for myself. I've seen darker times. I'm not presently a danger to myself.

Geshtinnanna

I am glad some of my words were understood. Don't think I am saying this from some happy palace of mine. At the moment I am recovering from a bad winter episode. And now being completely stressed because my mother's health is extremely grave. She needs dialysis etc etc. I am in the midst of a depression. But I won't let that comforting blanket of depression put me in some depressive bed. I know once there it's hard to get up. I've learned it's very easy to give up and in and sleep in that dark cave. The hardest thing to do is remove yourself from that comforting and safe dark womb. But I can't be a baby forever. Everyone is born when they are ready.

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Skepticologist

Much as I hate to admit it, given our verbal battles in Introductions and Greetings, I have to agree with Geshti on this. I've grappled with the meaning of life for the past 20 years or so, and I've discovered nothing more significant than simply being happy for whatever length of time we're about it.

And much of that belief is grounded in my complete disbelief in what many religions offer as "pie in the sky by and by". Whether its the pearly gates and streets of gold, or 70 virgins. Bottom line is it's all guesswork that can't be proven until you die. Better, in my estimation, to grab whatever satisfaction or gratification possible while ensconced in this "mortal coil" than to rely on some promise of eternal gratification that has no more sellling points than snake oil.

Going back to 1982, I've been the victim of depression through several episodes, the last of which, thankfully, through the intervention of a pretty good country shrink and the meds he prescribes, was in 1997. Wow! That's a whole 10 years ago! But I still remmeber how devastating it was, and how, when I was in its depths, I could conceive of nothing good that might ever happen to me, whether in this life or another one to follow.

I honestly believe that you will never beat depression on your own. Thankfully, there are a plethora of medical advances over the past several years that can spare you the futile attempt to do so. Learn about them and find a psychiatric professional who will prescribe them. Otherwise, just start thinking about the least painful way to put an end to it all.

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marmalade

I've had episodes of depression since at least my early teens and maybe little bit before that. I had some major issues starting in 7th grade. Early highschool was better. Something happened in 11th grade and it was all down hill for the next 10 years before levelling out to a bearable level of depression.

I've seen many therapists and psychotherapists, and I've taken various meds. I'm not doing any of that right now. My faith in that route is very minimal, but I haven't discounted it. Maybe someday I'll find a psychotherapist that is actually helpful and maybe I'll find some meds that offer significant help. I've been playing with the idea recently of trying meds again.

My depression at the moment is very moderate(relatively speaking) and even at my worse I've always been functional. For some reason, I can feel that life is utterly pointless and still hold down a job. Its kinda impresive when you think about it.

I am so much more positive than I used to be. I'm a survivor. I've made it this far. In some ways, my depression has given me more of a sense of hope than many less depressed people have. It makes sense because why would a happy person need hope. People who become depressed later in life are more likely to kill themselves than people who've been depressed all of their lives. If nothing else, depression teaches you coping skills.

to_hobbes

The most important thing in my life? What the hell is a "thing". I don't get it, how can I pick "One" if a thing could be many? Like is "truth" a thing or is many things, or is it a word? Or is a word a thing?

Shut up! Quit making fun of me! Stop asking me things! I don't know, OK!

(by the way, I was being sarcastic, but in a well-meaning way, I'm not taunting anyone).

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(By the way, it's all in your head.)

Bjarki Dalsgarð

Trust

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