Posted by SLS on November 27, 2006, at 6:27:59
In reply to Re: It's Treatable. No, it's not., posted by linkadge on November 26, 2006, at 20:46:48
> >Once I understood that the biological feelings >of depression were beyond my control and >independent of thought, I was able to learn how >to think happy and feel terrible.
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> If you say so.
I know that I won't be very happy if Nardil doesn't work. I don't like feeling terrible and functioning poorly and being separated from society. If it doesn't work, I will need to go through a grieving process which will hopefully lead to acceptance. I might then be able to begin again choosing to think positive thoughts and finding happiness and joy within the boundaries imposed by depression.Happiness does not equate to a perpetual state of euphoria, although it can help facilitate it. Happiness is a state of interpretation and perspective. For some, it comes down to making a choice to live happy versus to live unhappy. However, to live happy often involves a learning process and performing work to produce change. To learn involves the acquisition of information. One must be taught how to be happy if they did not know how to be happy previously.
Not everyone can be happy, even when they know how to be. Life can be unfairly cruel. Life can be destitute and comprised of hardship. Life can remove choice.
- Scott
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