How do various views deal with depression?

[whirlingmerc]

Any particular approaches to find peace, dealing with inner turmoil, etc?

Psalm 142 the lord knows my way


oh well... typo in deal and wrote deep.... but I'm not depressed about it

 

[idav]

oh well... typo in deal and wrote deep.... but I'm not depressed about it

Fixed

 

[sun rise]

There are many causes for depression. My approach is to start with a medical checkup to make sure there's nothing biological going on and then proceed to finding a good psychologist to explore the background.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Any particular approaches to find peace, dealing with inner turmoil, etc?

Psalm 142 the lord knows my way


oh well... typo in deal and wrote deep.... but I'm not depressed about it

Depression is a real, chemical disorder in the brain that "getting religion" isn't necessarily going to fix. You seem to be acting pompous and self-righteous about the fact that you aren't depressed.

 

[arthra]

Regarding depression and suffering I found a brief excerpt from Baha'i sources:

Does the soul progress more through sorrow or through the joy in this world?"

Abdu'l-Bahá: "The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. The more the ground is ploughed the better the seed will grow, the better the harvest will be. Just as the plough furrows the earth deeply, purifying it of weeds and thistles, so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of this worldly life until he arrives at a state of complete detachment. His attitude in this world will be that of divine happiness. Man is, so to speak, unripe: the heat of the fire of suffering will mature him. Look back to the times past and you will find that the greatest men have suffered most."

~ Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 178

 

[Kapalika]

Meditate and see a therapist. Worship Satan. It all helps some but in my case it's genetic and I can only do so much. I've learned to manage some aspects over time though.

 

[Jesster]

I deal with it one step at a time. It's a learning experience.