Is it one's fault to suffer from depression?!
Question: Is it one's fault to suffer from depression?
Answers:
it is not your fault for feeling depressed. it is a genetic illness that is passed down from family members. you will pass it down to your kids through your genes. please get the help that you need for your depression by talking to your doctor about it. there are medicines that can do a good job of treating it.
i suffer from depression myself and have for over 40 years.
Is it someones fault if they develop polio?
Is it someones fault if they develop diabetes or multiple sclerosis?
Is it someones fault if they develop cancer?
No.
And depression is a medically proven and treatable disease that any human being can suffer from.
Medical science knows that it is a disease and it is classified as such.
our heavenly Father is sensitive to our fragile emotions, “remembering that we are dust.” (Psalm 103:14) Even if “our hearts may condemn us,” we can “persuade our hearts” that “God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.” (1 John 3:19, 20, footnote) Therefore, you can use expressions in your prayers that you glean from such Bible passages as Psalm 9:9, 10; 10:12, 14, 17; and 25:17.
The Bible reveals that God purposes to remove all the distressing conditions that contribute to depression. He promises: “I am creating new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart. But exult, you people, and be joyful forever in what I am creating.” (Isaiah 65:17, 18) The “new heavens,” God’s Kingdom, will restore the “new earth,” a society of righteous people on earth, to perfect physical, emotional, and spiritual health. All sicknesses will be wiped out permanently.
please read the series of articles i have linked below. they are very positive and comprehensive.
http://www.watchtower.org/e/200907/artic…
It is not anybody's fault at all. Depression can be triggered by an event that you in no way had control over. Also, depression can be hereditary.
~Best of luck xx
Absolutely not, depression happens to a lot of people and it can start up in the middle of nowhere
No, it's a medical condition, no need to be embarrassed, seek advice.
Nope, nothing to feel guilty about at all. No more than being guilty for headaches.