Kick Depression's Ass!

[bladevalant546]

I gave you some ideas in a different thread you had about levels of happiness. It applies to this as well.

In a nutshell it is all about self discipline and control. People seem to think that they can't control how they feel but it's simply not true. Being depressed or having anxiety is actually a choice.

Now I'm not saying that a traumatic event won't get you down but that is temporary as all things pass. What I am talking about is general depression or anxiety. If you feel it all or most of the time it is because you chose to.

That really sounds kinda harsh to say but it's true. I know you are saying well my brain has a chemical imbalance and I can't help it. Guess what, the brain can be rewired and you are the only one that can do it. It doesn't happen overnight and it starts with rejecting the bad feelings. If you are depressed don't act like you are just reject it and get involved in something productive.

The only people that are incapable of rewiring their brain are those with very low Iqs. They can't help it. If you have average or better intelligence then you can use your intellect to change and grow.

Always be in control of your emotions not the other way around.

Before you can make a statement, you should study into neurology, psychology and psychiatry a little bit. Now I do not disagree habits can be changed, and changing cognitive habits are the other half of depression recovery. However, the idea that depression is some form of choice is like saying being sick with the flu is a choice. It is the way your brain is moving chemicals, not just the wiring. The medications they are using are attempting to enable the person to rewire their brain.

With that said, I sense a slight egotistical overtone in your message, which gives little bit insight into your psyche. I do not know your life, but I am sure you have been given the proper genetics to overcome whatever gets in your way through mental prowess....good for you use it and enjoy it! That however has given you a false bias towards your perception of reality. I got that by merely reading your IQ statement.

I know this is about depression, but lets go into ADHD another criticized disorder. If you look at statistics most of them score above average IQs, when on medications enforce those IQs. However, when they are off their medications their brains simply cannot process information correctly. This is because in the frontal lobe, the oxygen receptors in the memory cortex of the brain are much much lower. Not to mention there are genetic differences found in ADHD people vs normal people. So I say that to say this, Depression has genetic backing, as well as science. So if ADHD people cannot change their brains without aid, then depression is no different. Depression is not "feeling blue" it is not really a feeling at all. It more of a numbness to life itself, the only feeling you really feel is a sense of hopelessness, often under circumstances which are positive!

So I say this, re-examine your statement and match it with scientific opinion, because I can assure you I hated feeling this way for 8 years, some of them positive years. Now, because of the medications I feel like it is not the big bad monster, my brain is clear for once.

So I will finish as I repeat what so many others repeat. Most people do not get depression unless they have been there.