Depression and how much is there in todays' society?

I find it very difficult to switch it off at anytime Caramello but I suffer from clinical depression ( lack of a chemical in the brain) and when that is bad it is impossible to turn it off! I just keep on keeping on and try to get myself through it - you guys have no idea how much you help with that! Hugs xxx

Unless it is happening to me personally... I do switch off quite easily. You cannot take on all the problems in the world personally... or you would go mad in 7 days. I read the news and I get angry. I come on myLot and I give my opinion about the way I see things. As a result... people call me negative and pessimistic. They tell me that I am an unhappy person. People tell me that it is the will of God and that eventually... he will fix everything and I should not worry about it. So I don't. If 6.5 billion people don't worry about it... why should I? I switch off mylot and go play... and I don't think about it anymore.

while i am not clinically depressed, i live with constant pain so it is easy to jump over to depression and what i do is i have a lot of interests and the like to keep me busy; as for the world, i tend to shut it out and do my own thing.

The human person is a wonderful thing, a complete system in itself; it can interact with the larger system and derive benefit from that interaction. We have an inner life as well as an external life. A balance between the two must have to be developed in order to maintain a healthy life. A life which is too concentrated on the external aspects is like a leaf in the wind; it is a life devoid of reason and one has no control over it. A life that is too concentrated on the internal is also not desirable as it becomes disconnected from the rest of reality. Life is like watching tv. You have the power to change channels and to turn it off completely and have a relaxing drink of coffee outside in the patio when the tv does not bring any more enjoyment, just an endless parade of grief. You can turn off going to meet people who are constantly bringing news of pain and unhappiness, and go to a quiet park where children play. Life is great, it is how you see it that is tricky.

I take as much as I can and then I start reminiscing about the good old days.. I enjoyed all of my growing up years and now there are certain memories that I can recall when I am feeling down.. I try to remember them and accept the fact that life is what it is and I also realize that things are not going to get any better for us.. So, my brain takes over and I remember better times and hope things will get better again.. I also know that after all of this madness is over, I have a better place to go..

I don't think you can totally switch it off, but I think that if we want to retrain our brains to avoid depression, we have to monitor what we allow in. If you are constantly looking at the news or reading the paper, you're going to receive the most negative events that are happening right now. If you watch a lot of drama, murder, mayhem type movies and tv programs, even though it's interesting and enjoyable, that's what is going to stick in your mind. We actually are programming our minds for sadness, hopelessness and depression. And just like we program our minds for depression, we can program our minds for optimism, solutions, hope. Limit the negativity coming in. Spend more time on those things that bring you joy, such as hobbies, time with family, prayer, meditation, inspirational reading etc. I also, think we have to learn to let go of some of our materialism to get past the bad stuff. I think we associate our credit scores, jobs, careers, salaries, material possessions with our self worth. When those things start to erode in a tough economy, we feel like failures. We get caught up on how other people may view us if we go from having more to having less. Again, even though its easier said than done. If we lose that car, job or home, look for solutions. Bus line, moving in with relatives and pooling resources, taking on odd jobs, etc. and look for the things we can still be thankful for like health, family, love, faith, community or whatever else you can think of. It's not easy but it can be done. Falling into depression only worsens an already bad situation. I'm saying this because I've been there.

i have found lately that life throws us many challenges and as depressing as some of them may be ,we have to find the strength within us to cope.i tend to try and switch off now,or try not to dwell on things that depress me,so i can get on with it.if i dwell too long that is when i get depressed.so switching off does tend to help me.cheers sue

There does seem to be more depression in today's world than there used to be ... but maybe people talk about it more. I think our parents and grandparents probably bottled things up and soldiered on - that was the way through the war years. I also think we are eating a lot of chemicals through food these days, and quite possibly some of these could be causing levels of hormones to fluctuate, making us feel artificially high or low. It IS depressing to watch the news or open a paper and see so much sadness. Maybe it seems worse now because we have access to so much news.

Happiness and misery are passing stages of life like the seasons of the year.If we accept that they are temporary and pass with the time ,only one has to divert the mind in another direction,music work etc.It is only the mind which can be a friend of us if we teach it .There is no body to this mind but it is so strong ! It goes with the soul when we die ! If we surrender to God and behave in our best way there will be no problem ! Always ask to the God who is there in ur heart and u will get the answer -right one too .

depression is overloading the mind with multiple thoughts or pressures, that the mind or brain cannot able to withstand..so we burst out in depression and tension.