Posted by linkadge on December 5, 2010, at 11:51:56
In reply to Re: Do antidepressants induce chronicity?, posted by Hombre on December 5, 2010, at 9:18:09
>But take it a step further, right? Stopping at >life just sucks just leads to a sense of >frustration, helpless, classic stagnation of >thought/energy that is often at the heart of >depression. It sucks the energy out of you, and >eventually weakens the whole body.
No, I don't think that people should give up at "life sucks". I totally believe in hope. Thats what most of the people on this board are looking for. However, in certain cercumstances, by looking for the latest antidepressant cocktail are we just avoiding opportinuties for true recovery? I guess what I am saying, is that I believe we need to find hope in something that is *really* going to make a life changing difference.
>deciding that there is something that you can do,
Yeah, but at some point, don't people just get tired of the "new pill of the week" strategy for renewed hope? Is that really "doing something about it?
>We know how depression can create artificially >negative thinking, so we have to accept that >maybe sometimes we need to wait a bit, postpone >huge generalizations until we can do so in a way >that lets our creative energies flow again.
But, for many of us, we need more than just "a positive happy outlook". I don't beleive in the school of thought that says "have a happy outlook, and everything will start going you way". We need reason to know that life is worth living. Popping a pill might win a battle but, does it win the war?
Linkadge
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