Tragedy of the Atkinson twins calls us to care more
Replies to: Tragedy of the Atkinson twins calls us to care more
The impact of developmental trauma on mental illness is a taboo subject in today's world
It's a Pandora's box that no one dares to open publicly.
We all feel awful but don't you think the positive reinforcement they got through sports and
academic achievement should have helped them overcome the trauma from their childhood? I still can't fathom the choice of suicide unless it is a choice made because of an inevitable, painful death.
Can help... but we repress developmental and it causes a host of psychological maladies for adults
Pills can alleviate symptoms... but do not treat the underlying cause.
Nobody gives a shit about depression.
Posted at 12:22 pm on Dec 6, 2019
Too many people consider it an "attitude" problem,
It's like telling someone with cancer to rub some dirt on it and shake it off.
People are unsympathetic because they say depression itself can't kill you and that suicide is selfish.
Until you lose someone who has battled it in tortured silence you won't fully understand that it is indeed a serious condition.
Big Pharma stands to make a lot of money from depression hysteria.
I pray for those who truly suffer.
Not giving a shit is a defense against awareness of one's own problems.
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you hit the nail on the head
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Depression is absolutely awful but somehow if you are exposed to some forms of success.....
I don't know, it just seems like suicide is never the right choice.
Like saying success should cure cancer.
Posted at 1:51 pm on Dec 6, 2019
It's a malfunctioning in the brain which tortures the person slowly.
Some who have attempted suicide said they did not want to die, but that they could not overcome the out-of-body dread they felt.
They did not want to harm others.
Be glad you have a functioning brain.
Yeah, you may be right but being an optimist I just have a hard time understanding depression.
Guess I am lucky.
That sucks for you
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Think of it as a virus in our mental software.
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