Comments on: Depression’s Evolutionary Roots http://www.disinfo.com/2009/09/depressions-evolutionary-roots/ alternative views, news & information—online, video and print Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:34:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Marsden http://www.disinfo.com/2009/09/depressions-evolutionary-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-118 David Marsden Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:37:50 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=10816#comment-118 Depression is a process - a normal and rational coping response to a perceived loss, deprivation or absence. Most of us will feel depressed at some times in our lives and come through it ok, if not better equipped to deal with future problems. <br><br>Depressed people are often also good at seeing things for how they really are - cutting through the bullshit.<br><br>Some people get stuck, though, and that's when it can become a severely disabling health condition that can stop people from performing even the simplest of daily living tasks. In some cases it can be life-threatening.<br><br>Either way, I'm all in favour of people being encouraged and supported to talk about their problems and find their own solutions rather than just being drugged up, which merely masks the underlying issues. Depression is a process – a normal and rational coping response to a perceived loss, deprivation or absence. Most of us will feel depressed at some times in our lives and come through it ok, if not better equipped to deal with future problems.

Depressed people are often also good at seeing things for how they really are – cutting through the bullshit.

Some people get stuck, though, and that's when it can become a severely disabling health condition that can stop people from performing even the simplest of daily living tasks. In some cases it can be life-threatening.

Either way, I'm all in favour of people being encouraged and supported to talk about their problems and find their own solutions rather than just being drugged up, which merely masks the underlying issues.

]]> By: David Marsden http://www.disinfo.com/2009/09/depressions-evolutionary-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-35189 David Marsden Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:37:00 +0000 http://www.disinfo.com/?p=10816#comment-35189 Depression is a process - a normal and rational coping response to a perceived loss, deprivation or absence. Most of us will feel depressed at some times in our lives and come through it ok, if not better equipped to deal with future problems. Depressed people are often also good at seeing things for how they really are - cutting through the bullshit. Some people get stuck, though, and that's when it can become a severely disabling health condition that can stop people from performing even the simplest of daily living tasks. In some cases it can be life-threatening. Either way, I'm all in favour of people being encouraged and supported to talk about their problems and find their own solutions rather than just being drugged up, which merely masks the underlying issues. Depression is a process – a normal and rational coping response to a perceived loss, deprivation or absence. Most of us will feel depressed at some times in our lives and come through it ok, if not better equipped to deal with future problems.

Depressed people are often also good at seeing things for how they really are – cutting through the bullshit.

Some people get stuck, though, and that’s when it can become a severely disabling health condition that can stop people from performing even the simplest of daily living tasks. In some cases it can be life-threatening.

Either way, I’m all in favour of people being encouraged and supported to talk about their problems and find their own solutions rather than just being drugged up, which merely masks the underlying issues.

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