(December 12, 2011 at 9:15 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: I've been fighting depression for years now and in the last few weeks it seems to have gotten worse, to the point of my feeling physical symptoms.
You know, seasonal depression is very common. As it gets cold and dreary, depression is much more common. I would maybe try to get out of the house as much as possible and maybe even exercise. Exercise or any physical sport can greatly decrease depression symptoms as it releases endorphins which trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine. Ok, you probably know all of this but I like to give advice!!! !
(December 12, 2011 at 9:15 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: It's for this reason that I'm slow to make any shift in identity official.There is no timeline for which you have to officially change your stance to atheist. Take your time.
(December 12, 2011 at 9:15 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Yet somehow things seem a bit more drab without God being "out there somewhere".
I think this is going hand in hand with the depression. Many people feel a huge sense of loss when they finally accept there is no god out there. It takes time to grasp that idea. But, once the loss feeling goes away, the free feeling arrives and it's such an awesome feeling to have that burden of "does god exist" lifted from your thoughts.
