for you CF positive ppl, how do you stay motivated & so pepped up?
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>CaliSally</b></i>
True depression is chemical - it has nothing to do with how much positive attitude you may or may not have.
I tried everything in my power to overcome the depression, NOTHING aleviated it. I FORCED myself to go out and be with friends - didn't help one bit to cure the shear devastation I felt inside, dispite the fact that I could still laugh on the outside. I prayed, I helped others...I did everything other said I needed to do. I didn't live with the Eeyore syndrome "thanks for noticing me..." ...I was happy on the outside, no one knew I was suffering on the inside, no one understood the pain.
If your body needed insulin, would you deny it, saying "with my positive attitude, I will overcome diabetes"?
No - that would be ludicrous.
Just as the rest of our bodies can break down and not work as well as it should, so can happen with our minds. Our minds are made up of flesh and blood, just like the rest of us. It isn't a computer to program, we are not robots.
<b>A positive attitude helps, yes! But it can't "cure" true depression </b>
...Just my notes regarding true depression verses "a positive attitude"...</end quote></div>
I just wanted to say that I agree with this. IF it was as easy as being positive she wouldnt be comning here looking for help. Positive thoughts have their place no ??...but like you said if its chemical then it wont fix it!
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>CaliSally</b></i>
True depression is chemical - it has nothing to do with how much positive attitude you may or may not have.
I tried everything in my power to overcome the depression, NOTHING aleviated it. I FORCED myself to go out and be with friends - didn't help one bit to cure the shear devastation I felt inside, dispite the fact that I could still laugh on the outside. I prayed, I helped others...I did everything other said I needed to do. I didn't live with the Eeyore syndrome "thanks for noticing me..." ...I was happy on the outside, no one knew I was suffering on the inside, no one understood the pain.
If your body needed insulin, would you deny it, saying "with my positive attitude, I will overcome diabetes"?
No - that would be ludicrous.
Just as the rest of our bodies can break down and not work as well as it should, so can happen with our minds. Our minds are made up of flesh and blood, just like the rest of us. It isn't a computer to program, we are not robots.
<b>A positive attitude helps, yes! But it can't "cure" true depression </b>
...Just my notes regarding true depression verses "a positive attitude"...</end quote></div>
I just wanted to say that I agree with this. IF it was as easy as being positive she wouldnt be comning here looking for help. Positive thoughts have their place no ??...but like you said if its chemical then it wont fix it!