http://alonline.org/2007/04/28/depressed-maybe-you-ought-to-be/ Online and ready for action Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://alonline.org/2007/04/28/depressed-maybe-you-ought-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-602336 Al Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:45:45 +0000 http://alonline.org/2007/04/28/depressed-maybe-you-ought-to-be/#comment-602336 That's what alcohol was invented for. That’s what alcohol was invented for.

]]> http://alonline.org/2007/04/28/depressed-maybe-you-ought-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-601922 Zeke Krahlin Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:48:30 +0000 http://alonline.org/2007/04/28/depressed-maybe-you-ought-to-be/#comment-601922 This essay is a good start on stating the truth about what really causes most depression: your life sucks through no fault of your own. However, another truth that was not mentioned--and which no doubt the author is not ready to admit, or (sadly) lacks the insight--is that in many cases (perhaps most) your life will suck till the day you die. No matter what you do to change things, it will always suck. So the real issue, as I see it, is: How does one manage to live a good, decent life, in spite of this frightening reality? This essay is a good start on stating the truth about what really causes most depression: your life sucks through no fault of your own. However, another truth that was not mentioned–and which no doubt the author is not ready to admit, or (sadly) lacks the insight–is that in many cases (perhaps most) your life will suck till the day you die. No matter what you do to change things, it will always suck. So the real issue, as I see it, is: How does one manage to live a good, decent life, in spite of this frightening reality?

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