Posted by SLS on December 5, 2006, at 6:17:10
In reply to Re: Why your medicine may not help » SLS, posted by linkadge on December 4, 2006, at 22:15:10
> Whatever helps you sleep at night.
It helps me live during the day, too.
I believe that, to the extent that it is possible, one should pursue happiness rather than amplify unhappiness. This is the job of cognition, not affect. It is a matter of perspective and attitude. It is a matter of choice. I am not saying that it is possible in all cases of depression to attain happiness, but it is always better to try to enhance one's cognitive processes through positive thinking than to languish in negative thinking. To actually choose to think negative when one is capable of thinking positive is self-destructive. It is precisely this depressive pressure (psychosocial stress) that can trigger and perpetuate and make treatment-resistant a depression.
- Scott
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