Ya I kept thinking ya one of those guys cut off his own ear the other married his daughter. Huh is that really what we should be striving for?
I believe in being sad for certain things and certain limits of time and beyond some reasonable length of time seeking help. And obviously the loss of someone important takes a long time.
And depression should be treated be it therapy and or drugs.
I do think people like myself are susceptible to falling into situational depression that may start out with being sad though. I think left too long without any kind of support, help, treatment sadness triggers depression. I think the key identifier for do I need help is when you can't do the things you need to do and the things you use to enjoy doing. Most head doctors use the two week time frame loosely but I don't think that's without merit.
I just think the article was poorly written as I often find with Newsweek.
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Date: 2008-02-05 03:28 am (UTC)I believe in being sad for certain things and certain limits of time and beyond some reasonable length of time seeking help. And obviously the loss of someone important takes a long time.
And depression should be treated be it therapy and or drugs.
I do think people like myself are susceptible to falling into situational depression that may start out with being sad though. I think left too long without any kind of support, help, treatment sadness triggers depression. I think the key identifier for do I need help is when you can't do the things you need to do and the things you use to enjoy doing. Most head doctors use the two week time frame loosely but I don't think that's without merit.
I just think the article was poorly written as I often find with Newsweek.