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Originally Posted by wiretwister
as I said earlier ... there is only one "cure" ... all other paths though helpful are not a cure ... a cure means it is over ... depression is a condition .... not a broke bone ... it is like diabetes ... it must be treated ... and it can be sucessfully managed ... and it has no cure outside of death ...
" ... It does hurt to come to the end of a long journey (2.5 years)..." ... management ... not cured ...
and I truly hope you have many many more years .... and you find the peace and happiness you crave ... write a good story ... let the world know ... here is a good title ... "Living Joyfully in a world of sorrows" ...
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One thing I have learned from Psych Central is that there is no one way to look at depression. You say depression is a condition...and you say that there is no cure outside of death. But others would disagree. I, in fact, disagree.
If I say I always have low-level depression does that mean I have a condition? What if along with it I always have a desire to change. Is that an incurable condition? Some would say, yes, it means I am maladjusted. Anything can be turned into a condition.
To me depression is a signal and a sign that things have to change. Maybe our behaviors have to change. Maybe the way we think has to change.
Maybe it is a sign of weakness in body and spirit.
My depression took hold when my only sister died. I def had complicated grief issues and it also forced me back into contact with a dysfunctional family of origin. Add some kindling to the fire...a situation of being stalked forcing me to move...two jobs I loved ending..financial problems...and a bad move geographically that has forced me into isolation.
Life is change and when things get stagnant we get depressed.