| The most typical way it's used to | | | | thinking people may exhibit the symptoms |
| diagnose clinical depression is based on | | | | of depression. |
| the symptoms. Unlike physical ailments, | | | | Is it possible that some of us are |
| mental disorders are much more difficult | | | | depressed because we see the definition |
| to accurately diagnose as many of the | | | | of success in society is more stuff that |
| symptoms are based on perceptions. | | | | ends up having little or no value? Do |
| At issue is what determines the baseline | | | | depressed people recognize the inherent |
| measurement? Take for example to very | | | | inequity of the larger rules in play and |
| common symptoms. | | | | have no answer or solution? Mental |
| 1. Feelings of overwhelming sadness or | | | | health professionals may recognize these |
| fear. | | | | types of outlooks and their answer is |
| 2. Fatigue or a loss of mental or | | | | often times to encourage a depressed |
| physical energy. | | | | person to recognize that they can't fix |
| If you consider society at large as the | | | | everything. |
| baseline measurement for the degree of | | | | Although there are treatments, they |
| sadness and fear, we have a problem. | | | | assume the person diagnosed with |
| It's no secret that least in today's | | | | depression is the one that is actually |
| society there is very little true | | | | ill. If the root causes of depression |
| satisfaction in employment in many cases | | | | are a recognition of our need for |
| family life. This is very evident by | | | | fairness, equity and justice, treatments |
| the fact that we have such high rates of | | | | may only change our mental perception at |
| divorce, job hopping and an | | | | our own expense. This might explain why |
| unwillingness to make or follow through | | | | depression is a chronic condition that |
| on commitments. Using society at large | | | | many fight their whole lives to control. |
| can be dangerous. Remember that at one | | | | If at least somewhat accurate, people |
| time most of society thought the world | | | | with depression are in mental combat |
| was flat. | | | | with their own possibly deeper |
| Is it possible that those of us | | | | understanding of life and what they see |
| diagnosed with depression may simply | | | | throughout society. Wouldn't it be |
| have a different or even deeper | | | | interesting if between the depressed and |
| understanding of the world and life in | | | | nondepressed groups, we've unwisely |
| it? While many psychologists work to | | | | identified the wrong ones as having a |
| understand the symptoms and provide an | | | | disorder. |
| accurate diagnosis of depression, | | | | This article offers a different |
| getting to the root cause is much more | | | | perspective on identification of |
| difficult. | | | | depression as a disorder or illness. |
| Is it possible that people with | | | | Many of us apparently can manage the |
| depression may have hypersensitivity to | | | | severity of the depressive symptoms |
| the world around them? Do they | | | | because the great majority of us don't |
| recognize the world is in serious shape | | | | seek help. If you're suffering from |
| and they are unable to adjust their | | | | depression and the symptoms are starting |
| internal integrity and need for justice. | | | | to be overwhelming, please get some help |
| In a world where abuse of your fellow | | | | as quickly as possible. If you're |
| man can bring not only riches but | | | | having thoughts of suicide or have |
| recognition by society as "successful" | | | | simply given up, you need to get some |
| it's no surprise that sensitive and | | | | help. |