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Originally Posted by abaya
I certainly agree. It's just that Jinn made a whole thread about his opinion of depression a while back (I'm not sure if you were around then, can't remember how far back it was) and a lot of us argued about the whole brain chemistry vs. bootstraps-pulling-up idea... and it wore everyone out. At least, it wore me out.  |
Hell, it wore me out and I didn't even respond to that thread.
For the record and for the continuity of this discussion, I do believe that people are pre-disposed to depression and circumstances can cause a person to suffer from it, much like someone can be predisposed to alcoholism, but doesn't necessarily mean that alcohol will become a problem for them. I believe that people with a pre-disposition for depression are much more susceptible to negative influences. The only problem is that I have no evidence to back this up, have no training whatsoever, and only have my opinion to go on.
On the other hand, people like shesus' grandmother, who isn't clinically depressed but always seems to find the negative in every situation, are the people who drain me to the point of insanity.