Thought of the day: There is a FB post circulating that basically - TopicsExpress

Thought of the day: There is a FB post circulating that basically is implying that one has an absolute choice whether they are going to be miserable or happy every day! I do not fully agree! If that were the case, would we not all choose to be happy? Who chooses depression and/or misery? No-one that I know of! Of course, being a counselor myself, I know that there is help for most via medication and/or counseling! However, there are some people out there, who for various reasons, cannot just turn the happy light on or off, even with counseling and/or medications! For some, counseling and/or medications can work very well! My guess would be that if Robin Williams could have just turned the happy light on, during the morning of his death, he would have done so! Maybe for those who are mildly sad, the happy button would work very easily! However, for those with genetically induced hard-core depression and/or horrific happenings in their life, immediately choosing to be happy, is not always that easy! For some of these people, it is a long work in progress, if they are even aware that help is out there, and their possible pride doesnt interfere with them getting the help they need! There are so many other reasons why turning the happy button on at will is not as easy as it sounds! We as people have become much more understanding about depression as a whole in the 30+ years I have been a counselor! However, there are still lots of misunderstandings about depression! Let us pray more and judge less for those people who are not happy and are depressed!