Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
I'll leave that one for a higher power to sort out. And if anyone thinks I've consigned them to hell ...
They don't know me very well. That's their choice to make it's between them Satan and God. Free will is from God. Bad choices are encouraged by his once favorite angel now most defiled Demon. Satan made his choice and God let him go where that choice lead him. It's all in the choices Mark all addictions are able to be defeated by the addicted who choose to make that very hard and painful commitment. I know because as a person with Clinical Depression I can choose no meds and embrace an addiction to negative thinking and eventual self destruction. I choose to be alive and fight every day to remain well. It is doable. It is a matter of making the hard choices and sticking with the positive outcomes. We can go on and on. My depression is an illness, I choose to accept that I have it and will manage it for the rest of my life. Smoking , alcoholism and other drug addictions can be defeated . They're an illness to be sure but they can be managed just like my depression . Peace out.
The stuff I wrote above came from a recent dialogue on Facebook between me and a friend / coworker that smokes cigarettes. I cast no judgement on any addiction. But as someone in my own recovery , I refuse to stand silent when people I care for say that they have an illness with no choices. That's a falsehood I will not abide. If anyone is offended, I have no apologies. Just a request. Look at yourself long and hard. Try to see what others see. And then ask them and yourself the hard questions that arise from that insight. There's a good chance that there's healing to be had in those answers. All my best always to you all you awesome people.
They don't know me very well. That's their choice to make it's between them Satan and God. Free will is from God. Bad choices are encouraged by his once favorite angel now most defiled Demon. Satan made his choice and God let him go where that choice lead him. It's all in the choices Mark all addictions are able to be defeated by the addicted who choose to make that very hard and painful commitment. I know because as a person with Clinical Depression I can choose no meds and embrace an addiction to negative thinking and eventual self destruction. I choose to be alive and fight every day to remain well. It is doable. It is a matter of making the hard choices and sticking with the positive outcomes. We can go on and on. My depression is an illness, I choose to accept that I have it and will manage it for the rest of my life. Smoking , alcoholism and other drug addictions can be defeated . They're an illness to be sure but they can be managed just like my depression . Peace out.
The stuff I wrote above came from a recent dialogue on Facebook between me and a friend / coworker that smokes cigarettes. I cast no judgement on any addiction. But as someone in my own recovery , I refuse to stand silent when people I care for say that they have an illness with no choices. That's a falsehood I will not abide. If anyone is offended, I have no apologies. Just a request. Look at yourself long and hard. Try to see what others see. And then ask them and yourself the hard questions that arise from that insight. There's a good chance that there's healing to be had in those answers. All my best always to you all you awesome people.
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference."
And it is most definitely a valid choice in this insrance. Again dear lady your compassion and intelligence shines through. If you're happily married with awesome children I am not the least bit surprised. All the best to you and yours.