Well, this thread took a turn. Last I left it, it looked like it was becoming a
@ Christians thread and I bailed.
From a clinical perspective, depression is sometimes tricky because it's not always the main problem. For someone who is diagnosed with Major Depression, it's something they battle their whole life in periods and isn't always brought on by a trigger. If this guys mood was solely triggered by this situation and he had no history of depression, than his mood was more a symptom of the overall problem than being the problem itself. From how Iamtdg described his past, I would guess he was the same way. Doesn't mean it didn't feel the same, his symptoms like s/I were any less severe or have a similar impact on him as any Major Depressive patient, but if his life stressors were corrected and his mood lifted than he isn't actually diagnosed as depressed. Real Depressive people are going to continue to have those bouts regardless. There are also time frames to the symptoms, but I don't think they play as big a part of it as others do.
As far as speaking to others at support groups, ya I wouldn't give your personal opinion about people who commit suicide just cause it puts a negative vibe out there in a supporting environment. That can be toxic. But I still encourage people to do it cause there's nothing more powerful for people going through shit than hearing others who have been there and overcame it.
