fight depression

depression is a product of ignorance..
if a person doesnt know who he is, it is more likely that one be depressed.. if one thinks he is the body he'll probably attempt to be happy by making the body happy through sensual pleasures, the problem is he will never be satisfied by making the body happy. the finite world will never satisfy the infinite demands of the infinite self..

hey everyone...i just registered today and ummmm.. i join this cause because.. ummmm.. lets just say ive been through this depression state also..so somehow...i understand how it is being depressed^__^

so if theres anyone out there lonely and needs someone..like a friend.. maybe i can help.. dont know how but maybe just by being a friend...it would mean a lot right??

salam!
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there are two very different views on depression. I am on the side that says it is a MENTAL ILLNESS because i have suffered(and am suffering)from it. i don't think anyone who hasnt suffered from it or been around someone who has suffered can truly understand how dehabilitating it is. please, before you post negative comments telling people they are stupid, understand where they are coming from and their side of the story.

I think we are dealing with different forms or kinds of depression here. Those of you who are saying "Happiness is a state of mind", "Just be happy" are talking about "being depressed" to mean having the blues.

The depression I am talking about, that my husband suffered from, is clinical depression -- a debilitating, severe, long-term MENTAL ILLNESS. It can be caused by trauma, including child abuse; it can be caused by a chemical imabalance in the brain and body; it can be genetic. This form of depression is NOT temporary. My husband suffered from it the majority of his life. It can not be controlled by mediatation, "happy thoughts" or force of will, though these things can help. It has bizarre, frightening mental and physical symptoms. People with clinical depression suffer actual physical pain because of it. They can not "just be happy", they need medical and psychological help to combat this.