[RightOnline]

Sorry. Have seen it too many times. Too often, giving in to depression is just that: a luxury. Think of our grandparents during the Great Depression and WWII. Think of the hardships they went through. My father's parents were literally sharecroppers in some backwater, nowhere hole in deep Mississippi during those days, for example. They dealt with it because they didn't see that they had any choice. Now..........we feel a little blue, BAM!!.......pop a pill and all is wonderful.

For the third time, there ARE exceptions; those who truly have a physiological problem. I just don't for a second believe that they are the majority.

[Clara Lou]

I think that you are confusing self-pity with depression. You can "give in" to and "wallow in" self-pity.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"For the third time, there ARE exceptions; those who truly have a physiological problem. I just don't for a second believe that they are the majority."

This is the truth. Excellent analysis. The truly sick have been marginalized.

Major depression, or whatever they want to name it, involves physical symptoms. Has nothing to do with outlook, motivation, faith, work ethic.