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Originally Posted by bbyrd009

Hmm, I think that's prolly too simple. I think depression is pretty clearly a sign that something is wrong with a person, but that it can originate from more than one thing. Poor diet I liken to witchcraft (strange, I know).

Interesting point of view byrd. Care to expound?

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

I think this might cover many/most depressions, but I note that many people get "depressed" for purely temporal reasons--can't get something they covet, etc.

I don't consider that to be "depression". More akin to Moping? Sulking? Brooding? Tantrum maybe? Children do that. Some adults never grow up.

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

What one does about a depression might indicate how "possessed" they are by it; surely common is the one who prefers depression, for the attention it garners, etc.,

The only attention depression ever garnered for me is shunning, disdain and misunderstanding from the church society. I think they were afraid that the "depression spirit" would jump on them. I'm like... huh? There is no church love in these parts for people who develop depression...except maybe for their own family and close friends.

Originally Posted by bbyrd009

but I think the more I learn the less I know here. I am convinced that depression is self-inflicted, although that is prolly little help. We live in a stressful world, and it can be easy to assume that one "needs" to do certain things, or have certain things, when this is not true.

I agree except for the part of it being self-inflicting.

I never cared one whit of keeping up with the Joneses materialistically. Not having many material things is really a blessing for me. It makes me very thankful to the Lord that He gives me what I do have.

There are many reasons for depression. One lady I knew never understood why she was depressed until she started having memories of her father forcibly dragging her out from under the bed she was hiding and hanging on the bedposts. Once he drug her out, he gave (sold) her to men for the night. She was about 10-years-old.