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causes, and I am not alone in my belief. Many professionals are aware that there are a whole host of things that can cause depression, yet many still chose to acknowledge only one treatment! One bandaid solution for all ills. And why is it that if one person is diagnosed with clinical depression, then all of a sudden, all depression must be the same thing??? Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't want somebody to read this and missunderstand and think that I don't believe that little blue pills could possibly be warranted in some cases. As a matte of fact, when used to help correct a properly diagnosed client, they can do wonders. I just have a problem of the latest trend in lumping everybody into the latest medical fashion craze. That is just plain dangerous. And why is it that suddenly we are back to never being allowed to be sad, scared, frustrated, hurt, or angry? Why is it if you happen to express any of these feelings, people jump at the chance to medicate you? Could anybody POSSIBLY go through all this WITHOUT having periods of feeling down? Depression, within healthy boundaries is a very good thing. It is your body's safety mechanism designed to let you know when things are getting out of hand. It is your cue to slow down and rest, and in some cases, it is designed to tell you that you need to make a change in your life. If our first instinct is to run for pills without regard for truly researching whether or not it is the proper or only diagnosis, then how do we ever hope to honour our bodies? Doctors are loath to prescribe pain killers, for fear that killing the pain receptors will eliminate our body's fail-safe alarm system. They have come to learn that pain is an early warning system to help us to change whatever is causing us harm. Yet when it comes to emotional pain, we are once again being given the message to shut up. Be silent. Be happy at all times at all cost. I can't help but to rebell in the face of such injustice. Chronic depression is bad. It is hazardous and dangerous. All avenues, including medication should be explored in such cases. Let's just stop jumping directly to the medication conclusion as the one and only treatement, ok? That's all I ask. Stop giving us the message that we have to be perfect, because that will only make us feel worse, and cause a mild depression to depen to something more. If there is one thing abuse has taught me, it's that what we hide from only multiplies in intensity. Thank you for letting me get this off my chest. I have been feeling blue, and everywhere I turn for an understanding ear, I get the big "You're not supposed to feel depressed, get some pills." This has only served to depen my sense of depression and desperation, and has caused me to severely withdraw from everyone. I don't feel like being perfect, and I don't feel like being happy when I have genuine cause to feel depressed. Depression is never a permanent feature for me, when I am given the proper freedom to process it. You have honoured me greatly by allowing me this freedom, and I feel amazingly unburdenned, and newly strengthenned. God bless, and feel free to allow me to return the favour. If you ever want to just unload, if you ever want someone to just listen and not speak, go ahead and send me an email, and just mention in it that you do not want an answer to your own personal rant. If you want, I will just acknowledge that I have recieved your email, so you know it got there, and no more. I would gladly do this for you, if it gives me the opportunity to return the favor. May you be showered in blessings. :0) |
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