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Originally Posted by Creative1onder
Let's just say we all have different views and experiences of depression. Some people may claim to have had depression for long time and that it will last for the rest of their life, that they can't overcome it, while others have been able to manage it well and have more control over themselves, their lives and make changes they need which have helped them greatly. Depression does vary a lot, in degree of duration, occurence and sevrity..
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So which is it? Your first sentence is conciliatory, accepting of all views and the existence of different experiences. But then, as per usual, you follow it right up with a sentence in which you slander the integrity of those who have a different experience than you, when you say "some may claim to". Why pretend to be accepting of others' views when you aren't? And why do you need to judge others as wrong, in order to believe you are right? If you're telling yourself that this is all in order to educate others with your viewpoint, I think you might want to take a closer look at your reasons, because you seem to be getting a different kick entirely out of this discussion.
Just a suggestion.
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“We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them. One of things the screen hides most effectively is the body, our own body, by which I mean, the ins and outs of it, its interiors. Like a veil thrown over the skin to secure its modesty, the screen partially removes from the mind the inner states of the body, those that constitute the flow of life as it wanders in the journey of each day.”
— Antonio R. Damasio, “The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness” (p.28)
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