15-02-2015, 11:48 AM
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The black dog
A perfect description of depression, with a light at the end of the tunnel.http://www.idealistrevolution.org/wh...d-light-on-it/15-02-2015, 12:04 PM
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Indeed one thing I find very sad is some people are depressed because of their situations - living or working conditions and if we had a better society we could cure those people almost instantly by giving them better living conditions or finding them a better job. Instead we medicate.
15-02-2015, 12:11 PM
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I would add its very scary , I became very frightened ,.At this present time ive gone a week without AD after being on them for years ,I dont know how long I will be off them ,I sometimes struggle to empty my head of negative thought , I listen to music to fill my head and find that works .
15-02-2015, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Indeed one thing I find very sad is some people are depressed because of their situations - living or working conditions and if we had a better society we could cure those people almost instantly by giving them better living conditions or finding them a better job. Instead we medicate.
15-02-2015, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Eliza
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I would add its very scary , I became very frightened ,.At this present time ive gone a week without AD after being on them for years ,I dont know how long I will be off them ,I sometimes struggle to empty my head of negative thought , I listen to music to fill my head and find that works .
15-02-2015, 12:30 PM
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Depression is an awful illness. Anything that helps stop the taboo..The video is good but as a dog lover its a pity its uses a black dog to describe it.
Black dogs and cats have much less chance of adoption from rescues.
Many people with depression and other mental illness say their only spark of light is their dog..
15-02-2015, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Cass
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Depression is an awful illness. Anything that helps stop the taboo..The video is good but as a dog lover its a pity its uses a black dog to describe it.
Black dogs and cats have much less chance of adoption from rescues.
Many people with depression and other mental illness say their only spark of light is their dog..
Aww I didn't know that about black dogs and cats. I wonder why that is?
Yes, animals love you unconditionally and are a tonic in themselves.
15-02-2015, 01:41 PM
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Funny how odd things stick in folks mindsAlthough reading the folklore of Black dogs one can understand why Winston Churchill gave depression the title
http://ilovewerewolves.com/black-dog-superstitions/
Sadly it can be a life andeath matter for the dog (or cat)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...color-fur.html
Sorry didnt intend to hijack the thread..
My family have suffered with depression of different sorts for many years and its interesting to see that while medical progress has been made albeit slow, the stigma is almost as bad now as it was when my father had it back in the 1970's.
15-02-2015, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Eliza
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I would add its very scary , I became very frightened ,.At this present time ive gone a week without AD after being on them for years ,I dont know how long I will be off them ,I sometimes struggle to empty my head of negative thought , I listen to music to fill my head and find that works .
I think we can all find that something that helps without medication - its a struggle though ......
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