Comment: Mental Stimulation Depression is a serious medical condition that is caused by chemical abnormalities in the brain. The purpose of this short writing is to encourage creative and practical thought to help those who are in some way depressed or who feel that their lives are empty in some way. We should make it clear that we are not suggesting that the ideas contained in these comments will “cure” serious depression. As depression is caused by a mental problem, the use of medical drugs should strongly be considered as a principal, effective means of treatment. You can learn more about different drugs and their effectiveness and side effects through the web sites below. Also, sites listed under the Physical Health section (on the left navigation bar) will include information about different drug treatments. The causes of people’s emotional and psychological problems can be complex and multi-tierd. Looking at other parts of this site, including the other areas in this section - Mental/Addictions, Inner Healing and Anger, may provoke some further thought on this. We do not want to suggest that any one treatment approach - medical drugs for example, will necessarily deal with the full causes and extent of a person’s depression - or their depressive feelings. Wisdom, time and discernment is always needed to gain a proper diagnosis for a person, in order to effectively help them. There is no quick fix to depression. However, in Christ there surely is always hope. Whether we can sense this hope weakly or more significantly, we need to have faith in the fact that with God we do have hope, despite difficult circumstances. |
