[Tax Government]

Optimism is the first defense against depression. Have a belief in yourself, your future, and in your God.

After that, have a plan. Create one, a BIG one. Make sure it addresses your needs, whether they be for yourself or family, and that your financial needs are covered.

Finally, if you are ever thinking of suicide, get help immediately and acknowledge that you are experiencing a medical emergency. Thoughts of violence-toward-self and violence-toward-others might be related; who can know. So, if things are so serious that life itself is at stake, do yourself and friends a favor and get help.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"Optimism is the first defense against depression. Have a belief in yourself, your future, and in your God.

After that, have a plan. Create one, a BIG one. Make sure it addresses your needs, whether they be for yourself or family, and that your financial needs are covered.

Finally, if you are ever thinking of suicide, get help immediately and acknowledge that you are experiencing a medical emergency. Thoughts of violence-toward-self and violence-toward-others might be related; who can know. So, if things are so serious that life itself is at stake, do yourself and friends a favor and get help."

These statements show such a screwed up understanding of this illness as a WEAKNESS and as a result of failure, it is shocking.

Taking pills and 'getting help' and a better attitude does not help major depression for most. There are debilitating physical problems that sometimes DO NOT GET BETTER.

I can't take it anymore. If anyone wishes to discuss this in an intelligent and informed manner, please contact me.

The AMA, APA, govt, pol mental health groups, pharm co's are mostly full of Sh%^. As a society, we parrot their rhetoric and ignore the 1st hand accts of the ill. This has to stop.