Dealing with Depression

[Lillehamring]

i've got a lot of sympathy and agree in part with what you say ; i do think however think genuine clinical depression is serious but there is an awful lot of lead swinging going on ;and agree with you it seems to be easily abused

an awful lot of emotional blackmail is used by many who claim to be suffering from it and with all the supposed advances in psychiatric treatment the rate of suicide seems to alter very little over time so sadly the efforts put in seem not to alter the eventual outcome .

If anything the rates have got worse so all the focus on treatment could be said to be counter productive; either way the statistics do not seem to indicate that treatment is in any way effective against lowering suicide rates

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssda...t.asp?vlnk=5228

i'm sure there are lots of people who's lives have been affected by genuine sufferers but i'm equally sure there are lots of people who's lives have been ruined by "boo hoo misfits" and attention seekers

which is exactly why it is such a serious problem, you moron

[Lillehamring]

that ok i get used to being called a "retard" for having the timerity to voice opinions that are out of kilter with the chosen ones, but as you say , it certainly would be a boring place if everyone agreed all the time. After all, if the experts rarely seem agree on anything what chance have the rest of us got ?

I really don't see whats wrong with disagreements about all sorts of issues but all too soon some members readily resort to name calling and insults

dear god, this is not the 'worst song ever' thread - this isn't the time and place for controversy and excitement, this is a cry for help.

have your opinion, for sure, but keep it to yourself, no one wants to hear it - so take your strong backs and clear minds and get to ****...