Depression

[Peregrinus]

The Victorians had many names for depression, and Charles Darwin used them all. There were his “fits” brought on by “excitements,” “flurries” leading to an “uncomfortable palpitation of the heart” and “air fatigues” that triggered his “head symptoms.” In one particularly pitiful letter, written to a specialist in “psychological medicine,” he confessed to “extreme spasmodic daily and nightly flatulence” and “hysterical crying” whenever Emma, his devoted wife, left him alone.

While there has been endless speculation about Darwin’s mysterious ailment — his symptoms have been attributed to everything from lactose intolerance to Chagas disease — Darwin himself was most troubled by his recurring mental problems. His depression left him “not able to do anything one day out of three,” choking on his “bitter mortification.” He despaired of the weakness of mind that ran in his family. “The ‘race is for the strong,’ ” Darwin wrote. “I shall probably do little more but be content to admire the strides others made in Science.”

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[Plenum]

depression is like when your soul goes to sleep ... a part of you is missing in this reality.

no joy.

but the quest to 'beat it' can lead one to the spiritual path.

or into the arms of Scientologists.



Depression can make you very vulnerable and GULLIBLE.

been there, done that. Much compassion for those that are in that state.

[BrownEye]

[Plenum]

thanks Pickle. I'm going to start calling you the 'pictures guy'.

[BrownEye]

I find that anything I might want to say has already been said.

I also find that some have a bias against the words of an individual, but that bias is not as effective when that same individual shows that those same words are not his.

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then I choose efficiency.

[Parsons]

I find that anything I might want to say has already been said.

I also find that some have a bias against the words of an individual, but that bias is not as effective when that same individual shows that those same words are not his.

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then I choose efficiency.

I strongly agree with your thoughts on this, hence me trying to Q'uo'te stuff whenever possible. I am in fact jelly of your ability to find meaningful pictures.