Posted by morganator on April 23, 2010, at 14:32:09 [reposted on April 25, 2010, at 0:36:42 | original URL]
In reply to Re: nothing helps, posted by SLS on April 23, 2010, at 14:06:31
> > I never said all people when I talk about psychological/subconscious contributors.
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> Ok.
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> > You talk about the possibility that some of my beliefs may be a reflection of what is going on with me.
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> > I believe it's possible that you are reacting to me the way you do because of your own experience and where you stand as far as the causes of your depression.
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> Precisely.
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> > Again, I am not talking about all people suffering from depression when I express my beliefs.
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> So, are we ready to agree that some people who are depressed do not have a psychopathology that precipitates and perpetuates their depression?
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> - ScottI still think that the majority of those that struggle with depression or other mental illness had something in their past-recent, early development, or adolescence-that contributed to the development of their mental illness. This belief comes form taking several psychology courses, discussions with psychology professors, discussions with therapists that have Ph.D.'s in clinical psychology, discussions with psychiatrists, discussions with friends, and personal observations. That said, I do think there are those few cases where depression or some other mental illness is mostly a result of a genetic predisposition.
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