Depression
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"Depression is being
colorblind and constantly
told how colorful
the world is.?"
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PROVERBS 12:25 mentions depression directly, "Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad"
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DEUTERONOMY 31:8 - “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
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1 PETER 5:7 - “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
Clinical Depression is defined as a serious mood disorder involving one or more episodes of intense psychological depression or loss of interest or pleasure that lasts two or more weeks and is accompanied by irritability, fatigue, poor concentration, sleep disturbances, weight gain or loss, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and sometimes suicidal tendencies.
While we all suffer from minor bouts of depression from time to time, it is easy for some to dismiss or relegate those who struggle with persistent and debilitating depression as weak-minded, lazy, and/or a loser, but the truth is until we have experienced that person’s pain, sadness or internal conflict we cannot know how difficult their daily existence is.
The hardest thing about depression is finding the strength to care enough to care. When someone has reached a point where they have lost hope or belief, it is extremely difficult to restore them and help them regain what we would call ‘perspective’. Regardless of the validity, in our opinion, of the cause for their descent into depression, the universal truth is that we cannot quantify emotional and mental hardship. Something that may not affect one person can easily overwhelm another. We are all different.
In many cases of depression, it is likely a culmination of events and circumstances that create the condition, not just one singular cause. This can make helping someone difficult because there is not an easily identifiable solution. Even if one or more areas of concern, trauma, pain, anxiety, or sadness is adequately addressed, it is not guaranteed to improve the situation because of the additional lingering contributing factors.
Depression may be the result of years of emotional and mental trauma, and can unfortunately become so intrinsic in a person that they find it difficult to move forward. We do not need to understand to love. We do not need to fix something to find value in it. Happiness is not guaranteed to anyone, but the possibility for it is vital to life.
But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13