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JeremyC wrote: Sometimes severe depression is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. SSRIs help to cure that imbalance, helping people live a normal life.
Now I also agree a person can fight depression them selfs. Exercise, meditation, self hypnosis have all been proven to help fight depression, but sometimes, people need more.

eh just need to put my two cents in... ssri's do not in anyway cure depression. they 'balance' out the brains chemicals temporarily. the majority of people suffering from depression became depressed because of a triggering event... death of a loved one, loss of a loved one, something of that nature. SSRI's are prescribed to get someone through the beginning phases of recovery. Doctors don't like to continually prescribe patients anti-depressants. I agree they are handed out wayyy too easy, but they don't like to keep patients on SSRI's for a long time. I agree with Lotas 1000000%. It's important for people, myself included, to learn how to cope with lifes obstacles on our own. SSRI's can make the process easier, but ultimately the problem still has to be coped with and recognized.

colemanyoungerinalaska wrote:i think anti depressants are bad its all about mind over matter and learning self control. everyone suffers and those who trumpet there sufferings are usually the ones most deserving of them.
some people i guess are not equipped with the facilities to cope a part of me feels sorry for them but another part of me thinks of them as useless. i think a lot of people feel worthless because they are.

well thats kinda an asshole way to put it. i think ssri's can be useful in certain situations, but i agree that they are wayyy overly supplied. As far as a person being equipped with the right tools to cope... well everyone climbs the ladder at a different pace. some will never get their in their lifetime and some will start extremely high up, due to a healthy environment and parenting and all that crap. but i think some people need help and a poke in the right direction sometimes. i took ssri's for two months suffering from severe depression over losing a loved one. yeah it was a pretty worthless time for me, but at the same time my coping capabilities have grown a great deal. i dont see myself ever hitting the ground that hard again cause ive discovered a few strong coping methods for dealing with emotional pain. i guess my point is that yeah people **** up and cant deal with the consequences of their actions... and sometimes its a tragedy they have no control over. still they are as deserving as the next person for help and i dont want to just label them hopeless, helpless or worthless. i mean people are always growing up and learning.. both literally and theoretically.

yanno ive only had about a couple of 12 packs in my life, maybe 1 beer so far this year,, but i like to smoke.. sorry but i have to have something to help me put up with 4 kids all by myself.. if not id go plumb nutz.. shyt i get them watchin tv or sumthin ,, sneak down stairs and fire one up.. and actually i seem to work better ,, if not im real hyper. idunno, just me i guess.

nothing wrong with that i think what you do in your own home is your own business.

yeah sorry i didnt mean to come at anyone, i agree with what u said

cops didnt gather enough evidence all charges are dropped they couldnt make anything stick the judge dropped everything i love alaska
luke just got out of court going to see him now