it depends on whether or not it is clinical or situational. there are some people who no matter what goes on in their life, they will always be depressed. diet, lack of exercise, chemical imbalance, etc... big pharma, loves to capitalize on such factors and make the problem worse, whereas, sometimes all a person needs is to reexamine his or her life choices and make the necessary changes.
within the past twenty or so years, it has been fashionable to be depressed and blame everyone and everything else for our poor choices, but sometimes things are just out of our control.
drugs and alchohol just make it worse in the long run, but it has been pushed as an acceptable crutch.
basically we all need to dry our eyes and push through. the only way to deal with a stagnet pond is to throw a rock in it.
i have heard it said that depression is natures way of telling you to change something in your life. i might agree with that statement.
I'm talking clinical , not situational.
ok, so i once knew a person who years ago, had shock therapy for depression. it never got any better. in fact, i would say it got worse. this would lead me to believe that 1. we don't understand it, and 2. it could be something deeper, perhaps spiritual.. one of the few times that i have actually believed in demon possession.
There is definitely a spiritual component to some cases
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