Depression is NOT a Real Disorder

Originally posted by PETROLCOIN
To claim depression is NOT a real and serious mental disorder is beyond naive.

edit on 11/7/2010 by PETROLCOIN because: (no reason given)

Sorry, some information may have been already said by others, also, I am uninformed on this topic

Well that's annoying, having a title that is completely contrary to what you are saying. Just wanted to point that obvious but annoying fact out (although others have probably already done it, sorry, I don't have the time to browse through all comments).

I have not had depression, but as far as I am aware, it is a mental disorder, however you can be "sad" without being mentally ill. If you are thinking about suicide-go to a doctor. This article (www.depression.com.au...) says that there are two types of depression, a normal one and "depression illness", as they call it. I suppose you are referring to those two different depressions in your title and your body.

Wikipedia (sorry for the bad source) states that there are many different types of depression:

Depression (mood), a state of low mood and aversion to activity
Mood disorder, a class of mental illnesses featuring depressed mood
Major depressive disorder, one of the mood disorders, commonly referred to as simply depression
Depression (differential diagnoses), illnesses, other than mental illnesses, featuring depressed mood

For what its worth I have a theory for this...(panic attacks)


I think some unknown thing happens in people (we will call it factor x) that damages the bodies ability to regulate flight or fight. What this something is and why it effects some but not others is a mystery to me. Once this change happens the adrenal system fires like a madman and the truly terrifying effects come from "norephinephrine" the neurotransmitter in the brain. Thats what causes the fear and the brain racing and the phasing out IMO. BUT after several years of this disregulation your adrenal glands or something just burns out. Well it did for me anyways. I mean sometimes I can get heart racing but the mental element is totally gone now if that makes any since. But of course thats the good thing exercise will do for you. Desensitizes u to adrenaline and burns it right out. For ME panic attacks were something like pimples. Something you outgrow in time. I admit there is times still I'm out like in a public restaurant and it does make me feel a little uneasy but I think thats just the memory of how I use to feel if you know what I mean. This subject does interest me and I have done much research on it.

Originally posted by copyrightintended
Sorry useless post here apperntly i need to post 20 things before i can make a thread i think youll find very interesting

Thats lame are you serious?

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Hey at least he spelt apperntly(apparently) right eh?

I will get a mod to fix this post though hang on..

I just felt compelled to add my 2 cents having suffered anxiety, depression, and ocd, along with fibromyalgia. I took the medication route for a brief period, but soon came to realize that food intolerances and toxicity is what was causing my mental state. Gluten, pasteurized dairy, sugar, caffeine, just to name the main culprits absolutely turn me into a different person mentally, along with physically, making inflammation worse. Knowing many people who've experienced the same thing as myself, along with the studies that show foods and chemicals can cause these symptoms, it bothers me to see so many people thinking that the imbalance they have is something inherently wrong with their brains, rather than an outside cause. Not to say there are not those who come in to this life with these disorders, but for how many people these days are experiencing it on a clinical level points to an outside culprit. It's sad to see so many people rely on pharmaceuticals when there is the possibility that nutritional change could very well be the key. While at the same time, high dose vitamin therapy has been used as an alternative to pharmaceuticals for people with true mental disorders. I don't rely on medications, I just need to stay away from foods that really our bodies weren't meant to process to begin with. Depression is an unnatural state, so I think we ought to look at all the unnatural conditions we are subjecting our bodies to. Not to mention what we are depriving our bodies of to actually function properly. The medications should only be used where natural means can not correct the problem. Regardless of the cause, we're talking about another human being's emotional state!

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Can't seem to find the u2u option, but sharing this in public is perhaps even better. Have you ever tried high doses of high quality and concentrated fish oil? There have been plenty of studies in various countries showing very exciting results in treating clinical depression. I've got a couple of studies on my computer and more info. regarding fish oil (there's a lot of utter crap out there). If you can figure out how to U2U me, I'll be glad to share.