can a person who has perceived truth be depressed.?
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Truth can often be a bad thing and especailly if it means gloom and doom, eg. Global Warming, many people dont know the true effects and in that case it can be depressing and life in general, philosophicla questions can make you depressed because you can realise ( like I do sometimes) that life is pointlessly futile and that can make you depressed\nSo yes the truth can often be depressing
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Not at all.  It is the work of depression.  The problem with depression is that it snowballs!  You get a little depressed and people stop wanting to be around you.  You get lonely which makes you more depressed.  It really gets out of hand till you need external help to get you out of it.  \n\nIf believing in the god and the devil helps you out of your depression, then seek spiritual help.  However, I recommend not believing in fairy tales.  Instead, take the time to research the cause of the depression and slowly work your way out of it.  There will not be one cause that you can fix, but rather a myriad of cumulative issues that will need to be dealt with.  Consult your friends and even a counselor.\n\nCheers!
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No. You can believe in that, true or not. Obviously you're going to get controversial opinions about this (some people will consider things as fact, but ignore them), but believe on what you want to believe. If you want to believe it, do so. If you don't, then don't and ignore.\n\nBelieve me, you'll get different opinions from different psychiatrists.\n\nPS Penguins!!!
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No one admits to it - depression is still considered a sign of weakness. It's unfortunate. I take antidepressants but I'm not a celebrity. :)
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depends on what you mean by truth. I believe that the truth is actually a relative concept. if i believe soemthing to be true, then that is my truth. It's no better or worse than anybody else's. Some truths are so prevalent that trhey are almost a Truth (absolute). but all we experience is necessarily filtered by our own choices and beliefs and that goes for everyone alive. so even these almost absolute thruths can be as misguided as my own private truths.\nmy truth and yours are definitely out there, if you care to look for it. the Truth, however, is not.
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Let me ask you this.  If you had a time machine and could change any event in your past, would that make you feel better about yourself today?  If it would then realize what it is about that event that is sabotaging you today.  If it is a past thing, often times we know intellectually that we are ok but our emotions are still tied to that past event.  Emotions stay the same no matter how old we get.  We cant stop the pain in life sometimes but we can increase the tools to deal with it.  When you dropped something as a young child you cried.  You can drop the same item now and it is ok, why?  You have information now that tells intellectually it is ok.  The emotions are the same but the tools to deal with that event are in place.  You have already experienced that event and it no longer shocks you.  So what is it about your life that is shocking you now?\n\nWhatever the issue is past, present, you need to see what is eating away at it.  It is ok to feel bad, it is the flipside of the coin to feeling happy.  The problem is if we become depressed about it, all life's issues become sensative and bigger problems than they are.\n\nYoung or old we all feel down at times.  Some just hide it better or keep themselves occupied to endure those moments.  Sometimes we feel like we are being taken somewhere and have no way to steer it.  The key is planning what you want to do.  Life is 90% how you react to it.  If you think you are successful and a good person, people will be convinced of it too.  Most reality comes from someone's perception.  They believed it and it became so.\n\nDepression is impression without expression.  Something gets you down, find a way to express it.\n\nIf you kind of hate yourself then you have not completely made full judgement on yourself yet.  If you hate yourself than you are having an expectation that you are not at yet.  Find out what that is and is it a valid expectation?\n\nGood luck to you!
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Yes, it is possible. That last question is harder to answer though. Listen to yourself... if you have a feeling about something don't just dismiss it. In time with patience and some work on your part you'll figure it out.
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It is good that you are questioning why you feel this way, and also that you want to stay away from\n"sledgehammer" solutions that involve powerful,\nsometimes untested prescription medicines. When it\ncomes to your health, remedies that are stronger are\nnot always better. I have three things that have\ngotten me through times when I've been depressed, and\nthey're all gentle solutions that I think will suit an\nintelligent person like yourself. \n\n1 - The first is what Freud calls the "talking cure".\nHe insists that it must be performed by a\npsychoanalyst who you are paying for, but actually\nI've performed it by writing in a diary. The key is to\nbe very honest, and try to find connections that you\nmight otherwise be supressing, because these are the\nareas that need work. For example, what's the first\nthing that pops into your mind when you think of\n"depression"? If the answer is "flying a kite", then\nfollow the chain... What do you think of when you\nthink of "kite" and "flying"... You'll be surprised\nhow quickly this takes you right down to an event in\nyour childhood or an unresolved conflict that might\nhave happened a year ago.\n\n2 - Looking for lies. A chair cannot make you\ndepressed. A lampshade cannot make you depressed. Only\nanother person can make you depressed. I believe it is\nbecause a chair and a lampshade cannot lie. Only a\nperson can lie. Depression, it seems to me, comes from\nbelieving a lie. That conflict (between reality and\nthe lie) takes up so much mental energy to maintain,\nit drains you as a whole. You may find, after using\ntechnique #1, that it leads to you to this conclusion\n#2. For example, after free associating your way to an\nevent, you might find that it was when someone told\nyou that you weren't worth a hill of beans. The\nproblem is not that they insulted you, the problem is\nthat you believed the lie. Beware, giving up on a lie\nthat we've believed in for a long time is tougher than\nit sounds.\n\n3 - This one is going to sound goofy, especially after\nwading in deeply with the other two techniques. Get\nsome light to shine on the cells in the back of your\neyes. Go outside for an extended period of time\nwithout sunglasses (no need to stare at the sun or a\nlight-bulb, indirect light will do). Use one of those\ngentle light therapy products like www.everlyte.com .\nTake a trip on a sailboat. Spend a few hours in open\nfields on sunny days. It's those cells in the eyes\nthat produce much of the chemical that pills and\nherbal remedies seek to replace, but the cells in the\neyes put the chemicals where they are needed, in your\nbrain, and not in your stomach and everywhere else.\nThis third technique will help you with the other two,\nallowing you to think clearly, and get out from being\nstuck in a loop.\n\nI hope this "whole-istic" answer is as helpful to you\nas it has been to me over the years. A gentle look at\nthe whole picture is often better than a sledgehammer\nto just one piece of the problem.
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Of course it's possible. Unlikely, though. People have too many hang-ups and the only way they can think to make themselves feel better sometimes, is to denigrate others.
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We are all victimised...\n\nI love those answers from pseudo-psychologists who say they need more info to be able to help you! LOL\n\nHow the hell can you help someone that is obviously feeling down and depressed,,, you will supply them with bullshit psychobabble that you've learnt through your "life-experience" that will probably add to their psychoses...\n\nListen mate,,, go to your doctor.. they know you best and also know how to help... if not... talk to a mate at least... but DO NOT rely on amateurs on Yahoo Answers
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Depression is like a downward spiral where the person cannot stop thinking in a negative pattern, this feeds on itself and can become crippling to the point where the person can hardly function.\nTelling the person what they need to do will normally not help, in fact it sometimes makes the problem worse because they may feel that blame is being added (like it's their fault they are feeling this way).\nPersonally, I would do my best to be a good listener, remind them of their good qualities and encourage them by mentioning some positive things through the conversation.  They won't get better overnight, it will take some time and a number of talks.
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I am sure that they will "be funny" again.  Your personality sticks...the depression might alter it a little but they will spring back to normal.  Support them, be there for them.  If this person you are talking about is you, confide in a friend.  It's okay to cry and be depressed for a while.  It might be almost embarrassing to let that vulnerable side show since you/they were always the "funny and happy" one.  Trust me, you will seem even more real and likable when people see your human and have bad days...even if these days last for awhile.  Also, no one is too good to seek professional advice.  I'm not saying run out there and get put on medication, but you might need an extra boost to get back and going..whether it's just medical advice or whatever.  Good Luck.
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assuming that misery is the ultimate state of unhappiness? Sure, as happiness has no requirement. Ah, I see ... it is a trick question... to know that you are happy is a kind of misery anyway as knowledge foreshadows wisdom and wisdom is a sad thing. Igorance again is the key ... actually this question resembles a koan like what is the sound of one hand clapping or mu.
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Very possible.  You need to re-connect with the people you care about.  Could be beyond just a feeling too...meaning that perhaps it actually depression and maybe you need to see a doctor for "help" or medication.  \n\nEither way, I would address it as quickly as possible.  It can really impact everything around you.
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Hey Cee Jay.\n\nI too am a Christian who has battled depression. Depression is a horrible thing.  People, especially Christians, who have never fought a "true depression"  just do not understand.   I was under a severe depression for 7 years.    \n\nFirst I want to say that I do not know if the sin you were referring to was the cause of your depression.  You seem to think there is a connection.    So I am going to base my response to the clues you left in your question.   \n\nPlease, hang on to the relationship you have with Christ with all that you have within you.  Do not let your sin, or others cruelty tear you away from Jesus.  Please, even if your depression keeps you from going to church at times, hang on to Jesus.    \n\nDo not let the stress of your recurrent sin get you so down.  Use this spiritual block of yours and turn it into a stepping stone.  \n\nTake some time to be with Jesus.  Pray by talking to him in as you would anyone else.  Try to be calm while you are talking to him.  Don't be afraid to say what ever comes to your mind.    If you are being honest with him and yourself - your healing can begin.    God will not be angry with you.   \n\nMedicine did not work for me.  They may work for you.   I had to claw my way out of depression.  When you help yourself overcome depression you will be truly free.   It can be a long hard road.  But I am here if you want talk.   I hope this helped.  May God bless your jouney.
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You, depressed? Nah. Your smile says otherwise!\n---\nBut seriously, have you read The Art of Living by Sharon Lebell? A lovely fount of ancient Greek wisdom. In essence, you are the giver of your sorrows and happiness. You can't change the facts of the sick stepkids or the friend going to Japan, can you? Those events too have to pass by in life. What you can change however is how you react to them. So, feel happy, and do what you can for those kids, happily!
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I'd say "all of them", in one way or another.  Those who aren't depressed know someone who is, and that affects them in ways they may not be fully aware.