Posted by jane d on September 23, 2012, at 3:30:25
In reply to Re: Depression - an illness of the strong?, posted by ChicagoKat on September 22, 2012, at 21:44:57
> I defintitely believe depression is a result of nature and nurture. I believe some of us are born with the predisposition in our brains to be depressed and, if faced with too many stressful events, such as abuse while children, depression is the result. My Grandfather committed suicide and I was emotionally abused and neglected by my mom when I was a kid, not to mention my parents went through a very nasty divorce, so here I am, suffering from major depression, and considering suicide just like my Grandfather, anything to end the pain. I was taking my nighttime meds and I came so close to overdosing tonight. It's the closest I've ever come to committing suicide, but I thought that first I'd see what was going on here on psycho babble
>I agree with Scott's points.
You have to force yourself to believe that this will pass. It probably doesn't feel that way right now but perhaps you can try to trust some of us who have felt that way too and survived it. Though you probably don't believe that we really felt the same way either. Tell yourself that your mind is lying to you right now. Because it is.
You have some things going for you that your Grandfather didn't. More knowlege about the nature of depression for one thing. The very concept that an inherited bioligical trait could make you more vulnerable to later experiences. And an internet full of people you can talk to about this.
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