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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really hate this idea that something must be wrong in a family if a child has depression.  Most kids with depression come from loving, stable homes.  My DC had serious depression.  I've had serious depression.  There's obviously something genetic going on here.[/quote]
+1 Our family has depression. Pretty much everyone. They are also very successful, stay married, keep their jobs, raise their kids, stay out of trouble with the law and so on. But the depression keeps coming, generation after generation. There are some studies that show that depressed people are often very successful -- they work to keep busy. we are thankful for advances in medications. "The brain is an organ, subject to disease like any other organ"[/quote]
Your tale is a lie. You can't have a family full of depressed people, yet each one is a fantastic success. Nice try, troll.[/quote]

I actually dont agree. Depression does not mean that you cant hold a job, have kids, dont get arrested, dont become an alcoholic, etc. You can manage life and still be depressed. Its not enjoyable, but you can hold it together and still keep your life going.  I know plenty of people like that. I dont find this poster's experience in her family at all unusual.[/quote]
I said you can't have a family full of depressed people,
And
Each one be a fantastic success.

That's NOT just having a job and kids.

Who do you think you're kidding?

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Okay...but Anyone with depression that is controlled can easily be successful. If everyone in a family has depression and the family recognizes and controls it, sure, they could have productive, successful lives. Everyone in the family? Maybe, maybe not. But in ANY family, what are the chances that every single person is "wildly successful"? And what's your definition of success, anyway? "The world according to you"?
I'm not sure i quite understand the point of your posts, other than to simply post something controversial sounding because you are bored.
Or maybe depressed.[/quote]
The poster tells what she means by "successful". Didn't you read it? Married, keeps job, etc.
Just read it yourself, please.[/quote]

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