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Originally Posted by JinnKai
4) There are times where emotion must not be allowed to interfere with our well-being.
Again, if you disagree with this statement, please respond with your reason for disagreement.
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I think this is the step where your argument runs into trouble. I have been fortunate and not had to deal with depression. However, the word "must" implies to me that you believe that one can always have control over their emotions. I believe that you are an exception in this case.
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I can tell you from personal experience that I was "depressed," and the only thing that got me out of it was knowing that I was the person responsible for my emotions and my actions, and I chose to stop using excuses. I looked into the emotions themselves and determined the true reason; it wasn't that I was "depressed." It was that I thought I was unattractive, I thought no one liked me, and I thought that I would never succeed in life.
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You acknowledge in this statement that you were not depressed. How can you use that to state that others are not truly depressed?