Posted by carolina on July 18, 2005, at 0:26:52
In reply to Re: Take your pill...or not, posted by flmm on July 17, 2005, at 21:49:44
to let u know, i think of others way more than i think of myself. when u are able to disprove that some have a chemical balance and that the depression is not b/c some1 is "SELF-OBSESSED" then i guess u will be rich b/c u will know more than most do re: this area. everyone undergoes mood changes in their lives but until u have truly been where some of us are you cannot begin to comprehend what an awful feeling it is and how it only makes it worse when people such as yourself say it can be lifted by thinking of others. i am one of the most stubborn and strong willed people many know and have tried to "WILL" myself out of depression. it doesn't work that easy, even though i wish it did. can a person will their way through cancer?,diabetes?,HIV?,etc.. I am not saying that a positive attitude cannot help people that are ill but i have never known of some1 to cure HIV b/c they are not self obsessed and think of others. the problem is that depression along w/other mental illnesses is not viewed as an illness in the same category when there is more medical evidence every day that it is an illness and requires medical help. to each his own though-Carolina
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