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[John V]

You have a truly ignorant view of depression.

No, I have an enlightened view of depression.

BTW, I had depression when I was young. I'm still susceptible to it. I did drugs every day for fifteen years. That didn't do my brain chemistry any good. I've learned how to overcome it.

Depression is a mental health issue that can't be remedied by "manning up" (whatever that means in relation to depression). The other things you mentioned are actually helpful in combating depression and in some people who do not have severe depression caused by a chemical imbalance those might be effective at alleviating mild cases. There is no silver bullet for depression and if there were it would not be by "manning up".

Yeah, and that's why I presented manning up as one part of a 5-point program (10-point if you go to the linked article), and didn't present it as a silver bullet. Another straw man. My points are apparently pretty good, as you guys have to distort them to argue against them.

BTW I disagree with the article regarding supplements. SAMe does wonders for many people with depression. In some countries it's a prescription drug. In the US it's an OTC supplement. So, it isn't recommended by doctors much because big pharma can't make a buck off of it.