Posted by Spector on January 13, 2006, at 4:15:44
In reply to Re: Depression is pure evil, posted by Declan on January 13, 2006, at 1:52:31
Hi. Not sure what you mean by "it also means to allow." Maybe you could explain that. I hope it's not some obvious thing that I'm supposed to know . . . . . .
As far as the question of suffering in general, yes, of course, one could ask the same questions. I would guess, however, that depression is being singled out because the illness itself is an all out attack on one's very ability to feel good things -- joy, interest, motivation, calm, safety AND the presense of GOD. Certainly any kind of suffering if it is bad enough can do the same thing, but depression, severe depression, will inherently do these things and there is no way to "pull yourself out of it" as there potentially is with certain other kinds of suffering.
But I do not want to in any way make some hierarchy of suffering with depression being the king. As horrific as what I am suffering is, I know there is certainly worse in this world. That does lessen my pain at all -- knowing "it could be worse" rarely does -- but it is true nonetheless. But anyway they have yet to invent a sufferometer to really settle such matters.
Spector
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