Runtu wrote:Again, I wish it were that simple. I didn't like wanting to kill myself. But it went a lot deeper than just deciding to change.
Dude, I mean no harm by my comments. I just don't understand is all...
by the way, I do have a elderly mother who has been a schiziod for 30 years.. I have theories on that, but that is another thread...
No harm taken. I'm just saying that if willpower and attitude were all it took, I'd be in great shape. I'm grateful that I am not in that dark place I was. But that's because I got help.
Runtu wrote:Honestly, this irritates the hell out of me. To me it trivializes real mental illness in order to score a few cheap points in a debate about religion.
Runtu is right. There are apparently quite a few people on a wide spectrum of boards who take prescription medications for an variety of mental health reasons. That is to be expected because human beings are subject to a variety of mental illnesses. Goes with the territory. What does not go with the territory is any urge to stigmatize people because they are addressing these mental health issues through the use of pharmaceuticals.
Remember, we need all your assistance in stomping out the stigma of mental illness!
Runtu wrote:I wish it were that easy. Depression sucks.
And how.
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07
I think everyone does different things to cope with the hardships. Some use pills, some use booze. Some use pot, others may use food or sex or gambling or TV (or the internet message boards) or just about anything someone can indulge in. I really don't know how humans can ever get past the coping with hardship and sadness through the various things I mentioned. Try to find a balance I guess and not overindulge in anything. *shrugs*
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07
I agree with you Bond. We all use something to cope with life at one point or another. For anyone to use that as a jab in a debate is not appropriate IMHO.
I see it accross the board and haven't accused LDS of being more depressed than people in general. Moms of young children especially seem to have a huge issue with depression and anxiety. Women in general self-medicate with food, alcohol, etc. I'd say food is probably the #1 self-medication just from my own discussions with other mothers.
I was very depressed as an active member. I haven't been that depressed since but I did develop an anxiety issue after my children were born. I can't look at an LDS woman and accuse them of anything because, hey, I have to take stuff sometimes too.
On another board I did hear an interesting hypothesis once. I don't imagine it would hold water but it caused me to think. Perhaps the church appealed to a certain type of person back in the day and that certain type of person was prone to depression. Many of us are the products of the years of interbreeding and perhaps that contributes to the depression issues that plague so many of us. Perhaps there is a genetic component to Utah being the highest in depression medication. My father, Stake President, has been deeply depressed for most of his life. He refuses to take any medication. I dread the day he passes away because I don't want to stand there and say my dad didn't have a happy life. So please, if you suffer, get medication. It really does affect your children to live a lifetime of depression.
Insert ironic quote from fellow board member here.
