Posted by gary g (208.133.221.192) on October 23, 1999 at 00:24:53:
In Reply to: Disagree posted by Joe Stone on October 22, 1999 at 15:27:32:
1. you wrote:
" . Depression and Anxiety are certainly not always caused by a genetic predisposition."
no kidding - where did I say they were ?
2. anyway Joe - you don't really disagree,
you wrote:
". The world we envision because of our environment and the circumstances we become involved in can become our physical reality. "
Absolutely
the IMPORTANT word you used was CAN
not DOES, not DOESN'T
and WHEN it does, then that is/can be clinical depression - and is then a separate malady EVEN THOUGH it coexists with the CH
3. you are referring to YOUR SPECIFIC case, I was addressing a COMMON BUT NOT UNIVERSAL situation
but since you brought up your case, in your own words:
"The depression and panic are almost gone too. I am not taking medication for the depression or anxiety"
The fact that you are getting relief from your depression without taking specific meds for it means nothing really other than you are a lucky guy - not all depression therapy includes meds
why am I intent on the difference between "being bummed out" and having depressive disease ?
easy - progressive depression, untreated, is more dangerous than CH !