As someone who was diagnosed with depression & has been taking meds for many years, I can tell you from personal experience it’s got nothing to do with “character development” but chemicals in the brain.
Due to a family situation a few years back, despite being on meds I experienced a horrible depressive episode. I didn’t sleep for weeks and it didn’t have a thing to do with my “character”. I wasn’t treated by a psychologist or a psychiatrist but by our family doctor who was amazing. Man used to call and check on me to see how I was doing till we finally found the right med combination to give me a chance to “come back to life”.
I’m now back on basically the same med regime as before the depressive episode. Life is God, thanks be to God. I pray you will take the time to actually learn what depression really is so you can recognize the signs and hopefully steer someone who needs it to their doctor for treatment.
Should have been Life is GOOD. Sorry for not catching that :)
Because of this statement I am further confirmed in my belief that depression is not always directed by chemicals in the brain, but sometimes by circumstances/negative situations.
How a person thinks about and approaches situations can often determine the level to which a black depression might descend.
A person navigating truamatic situations because with a sense of hope for the future will not experience a depression as severely as one who has no reason to hope.
It is not all chemical. Some of it may be, but there are other emotional, spiritual factors involved. An improvement in these other factors (development of emotions based on healthy, accurate spiritual beliefs) can help ease depression IMO without feeling it is always inevitable to turn to medication.
God bless you.
Doesn't make sense.