alipally

I agree with G Adele is probably not depressed, based on what she has written, it appears that she is able to see both sides of the argument and have a positive attitude when she chooses to.
See the link below to read the full definition of depression:

http://www.medterms.com/script/main/...rticlekey=2947

Hope that helps clarify a few things for you Sth Aussie B&B

Jamiem

Hey Badge,

This is a good question, which may provoke a few people!

The way I look at it, there are certain things that are out of our control as mortals (although I am immortal :-)

-How you are thought of by others. What happens to you on a day to day basis. The actions of others towards you (rudeness, theft, rape, mugging, murdering, pillaging, bad cooking, terrible grammer, the weather, the government, -the list goes on, and on, and on).

But we CAN control where we are, what we do, who we accept into our lives, whether we say "yeah, shit happens, -keep smiling"

Without wanting to get too warm and fuzzy, I chose to come here. I chose to accept my surroundings, the people, their customs, the multicultural nature of this country, the varied climate, and all other aspects of my life in this new and exciting place.

Yes, there are positives and negative, as there are in every other place in the world. But I'm a damn sight happier here than I've been anywhere else in the world, and I'm proud to call myself an Australian.

I think a lot of the haggling occurs when people start comparing here to there, -which is just plain silly.

Not sure if you or anyone else will agree with my thoughts, but then again, I don't care. All in all, I love it here, and have no intention of moving on.

Hope you are as happy as I am.

J

talbot

The world is big, but we have good air transport, there are so many choices - what do you want from life?

Sth Aussie born and bred

what is ECT ?

Sth Aussie born and bred

For those that are interested beyond blue is an australia website on depression. Some of the symptons listed on this site are different to the above website.

I'm not interested in who is right and who is wrong here. I found my father hanging in the shed when I was 15, he killed himself due to depression, therefore if I can save 1 life by speaking out about depression then I've done a good thing and if I piss a few of you off because I dare to mention that D word then so be it.

www.beyondblue.com

I_Will_Freckle

I'm sorry that you lost your father in such tragic circumstances.

No one is upset about you mentioning depression on this forum. It is discussed on here from time to time.

I believe what got folk's back up - mine certainly - is that you offered a diagnosis and suggested a course of treatment! That goes way beyond suggesting to someone that they may be depressed. In my opinion, that is a very irresponsible thing to do, especially if you believe that the person in question is feeling vulnerable.

cazzamia

Very true, but unfortunately this mantra has not been adopted by certain people in their 'discussions' with Alipally on this thread. Actually, I have been quite shocked at what I have read on here and surprised that the mods haven't intervened as the attacks on her have been VERY personal.

I don't wish to re-hash the whole issue as it seems to have quietened down now - thank goodness. It is just that Grayling's comment prompted me to point this out because I have observed pretty poor treatment of Alipally in previous posts.

Carol

Buzzy--Bee

The mods (who are unpaid volunteers by the way) will intervene if you press the "report" button on any post you feel inappropriate. We are not able to read through every single post so sometimes we need you to be our eyes and ears.

Buzzy

cazzamia

OK thanks. Didn't know that. Some other forums I go on are moderated in the way I mentioned, ie. there will be an allocated mod looking at posts on a particular day so they would normally pick up on improper behaviour and act accordingly.

alipally

Thanks for making the observation Carol, I was beginning to feel that I was being overly sensitive! My observations and thoughts are just that. It appears that it was taken personally.
Don't worry about it. I think that leaving the posts there, enable readers to draw their own conclusions from the 'discussion', I'd much rather everyone saw everything in it's original form and draw their own conclusions, whatever they may be.

rabsody

Oh for god's sake, leave it alone will you! I have been intentionally ignoring your posts but you seem insistent on continuing the exchange.

FWIW I have never gone off at anyone like that on here before and I've been posting regularly on here for over a year now. It seems I am not the only one who thinks it was justified judging by the amount of karma I received for the post.

rabsody

So why bring it up again? Sensible.

spartacus

I haven't been following this thread but after the above I now feel compelled to read all 132 posts.

rabsody

I wouldn't, you're not missing much

spartacus

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