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depression: illness or emotion?
Special_Kx321
post Sep 4 2006, 11:13 PM
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so a while back i had a conversation with a friend debating weather depression was an illness or an emotion.

her side was that it was an illness.
because people are supposibly happy atleast until theres an actual reason to be sad.
and the people who are depressed are ill.

i dont quite remember why she said they were ill.


but i personally think its an emotion.
because depression/sadness are pretty much the same thing to me.
depression is something you feel. for instence happiness its an emotion.
would someone consider sadness an illness? blink.gif
i dont think so...



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Something Vague
post Sep 14 2006, 06:16 PM
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It's an excessive emotion, leading to the illness. The only recovery to depression is to solve the problems that are causing you to feel this certain way. If there is however, no problem, then I guess you're screwed. That's the suckiness about it, and it isn't easy to deal with, at all.
 

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smuckers   depression: illness or emotion?   Sep 4 2006, 11:13 PM
Acid Bath Slayer   This is a false dichotomy. Clinical depression can...   Sep 4 2006, 11:19 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura   it's both. Speaking of illness, there are two...   Sep 5 2006, 02:24 AM
This Confession   Both, like Nate and I don't know Spiritual Win...   Sep 5 2006, 06:38 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura   I'm Steven ;] hello holly !   Sep 5 2006, 08:58 PM
WINTERBERRYxxx   It's an excessive emotion, leading to the illn...   Sep 14 2006, 06:16 PM
Paul M. is baaack   It's something people feel, thus it's an e...   Sep 15 2006, 03:17 PM
JakeKKing   QUOTE(Paul M. is baaack @ Sep 15 2006, 3...   Sep 17 2006, 12:45 AM
just another teenage dirtbag   well i was diagnosied with major deppressive disor...   Sep 15 2006, 03:41 PM
Paul M. is baaack   How does that work exactly?   Sep 15 2006, 03:44 PM
just another teenage dirtbag   QUOTE(Paul M. is baaack @ Sep 15 2006, 3...   Sep 15 2006, 05:03 PM
Paul M. is baaack   How do the "chemicals in your brain imbalance...   Sep 16 2006, 06:18 AM
just another teenage dirtbag   QUOTE(Paul M. is baaack @ Sep 16 2006, 6...   Sep 21 2006, 11:47 AM
JakeKKing   Carefully. ;)   Sep 16 2006, 09:04 AM
Paul M. is baaack   Don't spam, just answer the question. If you d...   Sep 16 2006, 05:56 PM
mipadi   There's a difference between "healthy sad...   Sep 23 2006, 04:21 PM
just another teenage dirtbag   ^ exacly i mean i don't think people should li...   Sep 28 2006, 10:39 AM
french_fries   Emotion..you can get over depression by yourself. ...   Oct 8 2006, 03:30 PM
RED_RUM   Well I have depression and I think of it as an ill...   Oct 9 2006, 04:01 PM
twinkles6801   i think its a sickness becaus eit effects everythi...   Nov 27 2006, 04:34 PM
×__Fcuk.   QUOTE(twinkles6801 @ Nov 27 2006, 3:34 PM...   Dec 24 2006, 01:11 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(×__Fcuk. @ Dec 24 2006, 1:11 PM) Wh...   Dec 25 2006, 08:51 PM
IVIike   its a chemical imbalance so yeah i guess its an il...   Dec 25 2006, 01:33 PM
yrrnotelekktric   i think it`s all in your mind.   Dec 26 2006, 03:55 AM
one_and_only   its both. its a some sort of chemical inbalance in...   Jan 12 2007, 06:57 PM
mono_logue   If it's an illness to be sad for an extensive ...   Jan 14 2007, 10:03 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(mono_logue @ Jan 14 2007, 10:03 PM)...   Jan 14 2007, 10:20 PM
Chessboxxa 101   I think it's an emotion that can trigger a lot...   Jan 15 2007, 12:51 AM
mai_z   I definately agree with mipadi's idea of it be...   Jan 17 2007, 06:16 PM
Shortnsweet88   I personally believe that, just like ADD and ADHD,...   Jan 17 2007, 06:19 PM


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