If someone is properly diagnosed and have covered various health issues that can lead to depression and like you Venus finds something that helps them I don't see a problem with that.

I watched a special on the biography of John Lennan of the Beatles, who went on to his own song writing and private career. He was into Budism and minatras and he was very open minded. He was a very spiritual being and was truely liked by many all over the world.

There is nothing wrong with feeding the spitual side of each of us, it has been proven to calm and sooth and bring focus within the mind. There are some wonderful cultural ways that bring spiritual rewards. You are your master and if something helps you find a better inner peace it is your right to practice it.

There have been studies done that show that meditation actually shrinks the part of the brain that presents anxiety.

Depression is a symptom of different things so there is going to be some that respond to various spititual methods and others that don't.

Keeping an open mind is always very important. I don't think anyone is finding fault with you if you have things that help you feel better.

I think that your initial question might have triggered some that may have a more severe depression. But that is going to happen no matter what we present to others. I think some people truely hate their depression and truely struggle to find their way past it so the thought of embracing it in anyway can bring out some negetivity. It is just the nature of the beast of depression I think. If it wasn't that way you would not have to have put a trigger warning in this thread. Anyone here at PC can get triggered at any time. Yes, we all have things that can trigger us.

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