Do you suffer with depression?
Are non-believers more prone to it?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I have ADD and dysthymia, like JoplinAtheist1 in this thread. Both are lightning rods for clinical depression.
It's not fun. I have a hard time engaging people in conversation. I have a hard time getting chores done. And I'm currently preparing to take a HESI Exit test to qualify for the NCLEX test to become an LPN... and I just can't bring myself to study. I'm in the house I grew up in and my dad is really anxious to sell it. And if I just took and passed these two tests, I can become an LPN and afford rent on an apartment. And I can't bring myself to do things like eat or climb out of bed.
I don't know if atheism or agnosticism carry depression as a side effect, but I am pretty sure it comes from not-so-great genes or upbringing.
tomservo
Level 5
Nov 15, 2017
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I have the symptoms of Dysthymia, now known as persistent depressive disorder (PDD).
My wife of 46 years died 21 months ago. I have not got over it. I cry every day.
I finally figured out I am 'trying to fix it' by putting things back the way they were.
Tried the dating sites. Didn't work. Am Agnostic so I don't fit in the church help groups.
Am an introvert so I don't mingle well. I see no solution. So I continue depressed.
JoplinAtheist1
Level 6
Oct 20, 2017
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I have PDD, too. It's not fun.
I have major depressive disorder. I don't believe that non-believers are more prone to it. Just the question makes me laugh, tbh. Depression and anxiety issues run in my family, plus I am a survivor of child abuse with C-PTSD and you don't go through stuff like that unscathed.
TamiB
Level 3
Oct 8, 2017
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I do suffer from depression now and then but I think its due to health issues.
ScottieGlover
Level 3
Sep 28, 2017
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I wonder if intelligent, freethinking and creative people are more prone to it - and more prone to lack of belief.
Yes i suffer from it have my whole life along with ptsd anxiety borderline personality disorder and bipolar my whole life has sucked if i didn't have my daughter i wish my mom had a abortion with me for really
lizplatz
Level 1
Sep 23, 2017
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I grok that feeling. My mom didn't have the option to abort me. But you are making a difference even if your brain is broken. I'm burned out right now so I'm not in a great place but always feel you can reach out for an understanding ear.
I think that it takes an effort to realize that the ramifications of there being no God are not all valid and there is a bright side. These would include: That there is no meaning to life, there is no reward for the suffering we feel during life. When people die, they will never again be in my presence.
- There is meaning in life, a ton of meaning. Nobody but myself is dictating what is and isn't significant. I'm the arbiter of what I find wondrous and whether the theist realizes it or not they still create their meaning in life.
- There may be no reward after death for the suffering I experience while I'm alive. My reward is that since I accept this, I can make sure that this life, the only life I have or will ever have is the best I can make it. I won't waste this life, waiting for life 2.0 which will never come. Awareness of what is real is a much better reward for all its incredible implications.
- Everyone I have lost brings me sadness, but I don't think my grief is greater than the theist. Our loss is relatively the same.
paul1967
Level 8
Sep 23, 2017
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Exactly, there is definitely a bright side.
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