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See I do not agree with this statement. I do not beleive that depression is a choice. At times I think that depression is enhanced due to certain situations in ones life but I beleive that depression is a chemical imbalance. I think that someone who suffers from depression reading that could be a little insulted. I wish it were a choice. I think that analyzing things over and over in your mind, pondering for answers will cause more frustration. Sometimes answers are that easy to come by. It takes time, thought and sometimes things can not be explained in BLACK and WHITE terms. Learing to relax, and not to expect or have such high demands for yourself is something that I have had to learn to implement in my own life. Maybe this is something you need to work on as well. I used to become very impatient with myself, very frustraited wanting to know why this was happening to me. I mask my feelings behind work so often that when I had no choice nut to face myself, I was lost. Totally lost.

I dont know if my reply is what you mean or the answer or feedback your looking for. This is just my interpretation of that particular statement in your post.

Take care.


Jen