Keany Reeves: A lot of people don't struggle with depression
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I sometimes wonder about depression. I have known people that have claimed to have been enduring it, but I had my doubts about whether they were truly experiencing depression, or were simply unhappy with the state of their lives. The only reason I say this is because I have known a couple of people that were seriously battling clinical depression. It had nothing to do with their seemingly good life, it was more deep than that. I think that there are few people with true clinical depression whereas most that claim it are simply not happy with their lot in life. I have never experienced depression. I have been very sad, due to unfortunate circumstances, but I just don't experience this when my circumstances change. I wish there was something to be done to help those that are truly trying to find the will to live because I believe it truly is an illness.
Add to that the fact depression was the mental illness "trend" for a while on social media, where damned near everyone was claiming they had it.
I agree with you but I’d like to add this- almost every case of depression I’ve been around had psychotropic drugs involved. Xanax, Prozac, Paxil, Depakote, etc. It makes me think that our hearts see and feel a lot more than our conscious mind allows us to contemplate. Once we attempt to wrestle with these things, our coping skills come into question. If they aren’t great, it adds up.
The introduction of psychotropic drugs certainly seems to be a significant factor in further destabilizing troubled minds. I often wonder if the pharmaceutical drugs cause more harm than good. I know there are some deeply imbalanced and disturbed people out there. I believe that alcohol and illicit drugs are factors, I am just not certain if the link between the two is a cause or an effect. Perhaps for some it is a cause and for others it is an attempt to self medicate. I don't work in the medical field and have almost no significant research into psychology, but that is primarily because it is a soft science. I gravitate toward hard science subjects.
I see it this way, ptsd when you feel too much, depression when you feel nothing.
PTSD is another diagnosis that I don't fully grasp. I don't know why some people can all experience the same event as a group, but some have long lasting psychological effects, while others in the same experience have no issues. It is something that piques my interest. I don't have any real theories or concrete ideas, but psychological resilience is difficult to quantify. Why can most people shake off a traumatic event while others are so severely affected. Being able to quantify who can and cannot endure traumatic events would be extremely beneficial to keep the vulnerable from being exposed to extreme scenarios. I know the prevalence of PTSD among veterans have a lot to do with medical benefits in relation to the VA, but there are definitely people that aren't pretending for disability benefits. My personal experience with veterans claiming PTSD have not been very positive. Many of the members claiming PTSD were full time FOB inhabitants and only experienced indirect fire. The vast majority that were in the field and engaged directly with directed fire combat were unaffected in any negative aspects. I traveled throughout all of Iraq for 18 mos in two separate deployments in early 2000 and again later in 2008. I have some bad experiences, but they simply don't occur to me, instead I have overwhelming positive memories of camaraderie and friendship and positive experiences with most of the Iraqi nationals. I guess it is just how different people process experiences and memories. Lord knows I have a lifetime of suppressed traumatic events, perhaps that is the key? I have a fairly traumatic upbringing that most would consider fairly negative, however it was normal for me and I don't dwell on the hardship, but remember the good times.