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Originally Posted by Mickey4333
I know the very first time I experienced depression, I was unaware of actually being depressed. I was a teenager. I went to the doctor's office complaining of hurting all over. Especially in my arms like when I tried to brush my hair. So I moved my arm up and the pain in my arm was so bad that I started to cry. He was smart enough to figure that I was depressed and he sent me upstairs to a psychologist. My brother, one time when he was depressed, loss all feeling in, and was unable to move, his left arm. Anyway, I am not saying that there are not those out there that pretend to get sick for attention but if they do they are most likely mentally ill. But I am also saying that our mind is also capable of doing things to our body.
Just my opinion, Mickey  |
i had something similar happen in high school. i was experiencing a major depression but had no idea i was actually depressed. i knew my problem, whatever it was, was being triggered by a particular class, so i just told my parents i was sick a lot and missed a ton of school for a year-and-a-half. i did know i wasn't physically sick but i sure didn't want attention; i was just hiding out at home being depressed. my parents dragged me to a few doctors and then figured out it must be psychological and then dragged me to family therapy and a couple of Ts--or they tried to. i was terrified and wouldn't speak to the Ts. fortunately, my depression completely lifted immediately after having a spiritual encounter. even with missing so much school i was able to retake classes and graduate on time with a pretty good gpa.