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I used to suffer from severe depression. Thoughts of suicide, tried it once (seriously) as a teenager.

Now? Sometimes for a day or an hour, or even a couple of weeks at the most, (but nothing as severe as before) but I know what to do about it.

The “drug solution” is not the real cure; some psychoactive drugs may help a person for a short while - none are meant to be lifelong anyway - until the person can figure out what is wrong with their life choices, or begins to realize that emotions can be controlled, tamed and ultimately changed. The mind does not have to be one’s master.

And some people are by nature more dour and some more jolly. It’s the way the world is. Just like some people have a gimpy leg and some don’t. Some have more prone to anger, or lust, or greed, or are more critical of others, more impatient, more feelings of hopeless, or cheer, rosy colored glasses, etc.

Life is meant for education - to learn lessons, and popping pills to numb what we are experiencing is not the solution.

The person is not the brain, the brain changes with use and what we focus on; the brain is not the engine. The soul is the engine.

The mind does not have to be one’s master.The person is not the brain, the brain changes with use and what we focus on; the brain is not the engine. The soul is the engine.

With the exception that some will misunderstand labels like 'mind', 'brain', and 'soul', you are precisely correct.

I used to suffer from severe depression. Thoughts of suicide

Well, that's a pretty large club and I'm a member.

Frustration (unable to solve a problem) leads to Depression. But, as I said a few posts back, it starts with the physical.

Right now, slump your shoulders, hang your head down, breath shallow, bend your back slightly forward.

How do you feel?

Now, sit up straight, or stand up, chin high, put a big smile on your face. Do you feel depressed? Is is possible to be erect and smiling like that, and feel depressed?

If you can 'control' the physical, then you have a much better chance of dealing with the mental. Without doing so, you have no chance. It is like a Pavlovian response.

Best thing is that the 'treatment' (controlling the physical) doesn't cost a penny and has no ill side effects (except being depressed about getting happy).