oak Posted December 25, 2008 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 67 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 503 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 31 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/14/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted December 25, 2008 (edited) Mikado - Some have given you great advice here. I suffer from depression as well but I fear you may have a very severe form of depression. Also, in my life I have met many people who suffer greatly from depression, and some learn to manage it or even conquer it. First, in terms of this post, keep closer to those who caution you that it takes time to resolve, then with the Edited December 25, 2008 by oak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iryssa Posted December 27, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 117 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,860 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/13/1984 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Mikado - Some have given you great advice here. I suffer from depression as well but I fear you may have a very severe form of depression. Also, in my life I have met many people who suffer greatly from depression, and some learn to manage it or even conquer it. First, in terms of this post, keep closer to those who caution you that it takes time to resolve, then with the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted December 27, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted December 27, 2008 TRAIN your heart to be happy. You will be about as happy as you DECIDE TO BE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iryssa Posted December 27, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 117 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3,860 Content Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/13/1984 Share Posted December 27, 2008 TRAIN your heart to be happy. You will be about as happy as you DECIDE TO BE! Okay, that works when you're in a bad mood or are having some "down" feelings, but Clinical/Major Depression is an ILLNESS, like diabetes. It's not the kind of thing where you can think happy thoughts and it will just go away. Yes, self-discipline with regards to your thought patterns is a part of managing it, but you can't oversimplify it like that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikado5001 Posted December 29, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 972 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/03/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/23/1973 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 TRAIN your heart to be happy. You will be about as happy as you DECIDE TO BE! Okay, that works when you're in a bad mood or are having some "down" feelings, but Clinical/Major Depression is an ILLNESS, like diabetes. It's not the kind of thing where you can think happy thoughts and it will just go away. Yes, self-discipline with regards to your thought patterns is a part of managing it, but you can't oversimplify it like that either. Thanks all, especially Iryssa and Oak for these last few posts. I will look into Focus ASAP. And other areas for depression. I have thought of so many things to do on this. From joining a new congregation and leaving another to other less savory areas. I confess suicide, while not the answer, and not being attempted by me EVER again. Along with dreams of dying. I despise being alone. Sometimes, and most times, I crave for someone to come and get me out for a time. I am so weak in fellowship, it's weird. Anyway, it's 6:30 am as I type this, and have not slept at all. So I think I ought to try. I was out with people last night. Ironic that I should mention being alone, after hanging out with folks. All Christians, and for the most part uplifting, ones at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenlee Posted December 30, 2008 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 11 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/30/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted December 30, 2008 No real pearls of wisdom at the moment, but I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted December 30, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Hey - I don't have time to read through all of the responses, so I don't know if this has been addressed or not - But the passage says "in the way he should go." What this means, I believe, is that there is a way we were meant to go, but not all of us were raised in that way. (This is a sobering word for parents, Ii think.) The passage does not mean that you are doomed to stay in the way your parents raised you. The word, I believe, is addressing parents, not the children. Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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