Guest guest Posted December 14, 2000 Report Share Posted December 14, 2000 Twas Writ: >synergistically. All too often, physicians just throw a bottle of >pills at someone without really finding out if there are any >underlying problems. HMO's often schedule one patient every 15 to >20 minutes which doesn't give a doctor time to question someone who >comes in with the statement, " I feel depressed. " we live in a capitalist society, one that bows down to Greed, thus such is accepted as " good medicine " because profit sets the standard, profit makes the rules...and we (most) accept it... rather shameful, but evidently few feel it, shame and the like...we allow corporations to use the land as testing grounds for " bioengineered " crops/seeds in the name of " feeding the hungry " when the bottom line is, well, the bottom line (money honey)...we allow universities to become pawns of corporate sponserships, gifts, grants, etc. shake with fear that findings/studies/experiements may not jive with what Brother wants, thus that grant may go to someone else...we cry out for more power! more energy! to run our 18 foot long, 4x4s - one for the Mrs, one for the Mr. - and are willing to destroy all that lie in our path to excess... research, science, sports...it all becomes blurred because someone is paying the bill and few, very few are willing to look their masters in eye and tell them they are out of line, that they are wrong...and the children watch, and learn... just an observation...probably out of place, but i usually am... Rael64 don mutchler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2000 Report Share Posted December 14, 2000 Don wrote, > >rather shameful, but evidently few feel it, shame and the like...we allow >corporations to use the land as testing grounds for " bioengineered " >crops/seeds in the name of " feeding the hungry " when the bottom line is, >well, the bottom line (money honey)...we allow universities to become >pawns of corporate sponserships, gifts, grants, etc. shake with fear that >findings/studies/experiements may not jive with what Brother wants, thus >that grant may go to someone else...we cry out for more power! more energy! >to run our 18 foot long, 4x4s - one for the Mrs, one for the Mr. - and are >willing to destroy all that lie in our path to excess... > >research, science, sports...it all becomes blurred because someone is >paying the bill and few, very few are willing to look their masters in eye >and tell them they are out of line, that they are wrong...and the children >watch, and learn... > >just an observation...probably out of place, but i usually am... Not saying you are totally out of place Don, but if bio-engineering can reduce our need for chemicals and increase yield, I really don't see a problem. As long as it doesn't affect the taste of the Tim Horton's blueberry fritter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2000 Report Share Posted December 14, 2000 VoodooChile <raelsixty4@e...> wrote : " ..rather shameful, but evidently few feel it, shame and the like...we allow corporations to use the land as testing grounds for " bioengineered " crops/seeds in the name of " feeding the hungry " when the bottom line is, well, the bottom line (money honey)... If firms were unable to profit from their behaviour, then where is the incentive to do anything at all? Who will fund R & D? You? Sure this is not a perfect world. 15 mins may not be enough to treat a depressed patient, but blaming the all the ills of the world on capitalism is unhelpful, especially given that the socialist system has demonstrably failed. Perhaps we should devolve back to feudalism? Cheers, _______________________ Mavromatis Department of Economics Monash University AUSTRALIA _______________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2001 Report Share Posted January 29, 2001 As medical science advances and > lifespan increases, the age of onset will no doubt rise as well. > I have read quite a number of articles mentioning the growing number of depression among children as well. Noemi Lee, PT London, UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 I'm curious: is depression more prevalent than it was throughout history? - > Coincidentally depression seems to be big in the news tonight. One > statistic on the news: depression is the #1 cause of disability, not only > in the U.S. but throughout the world. The numbers are staggering with one > in 6 people in the U.S. affected. Men do not always recognize the symptoms > and often don't seek help. This results in record numbers of male suicides > due to depression in the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 " If you're out of a job, and having trouble getting another, what then? " I have no idea of how this would be put into application but the vast majority of people have to learn to be more 'in touch' with themselves and have a more positive outlook. I know that even in the worst circumstances I would never let myself get depressed: life's too damn short! That isn't to say people should go walking around singing while their financial situation is hell, simply that putting things into perspective might help. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 2 years ago I almost ended my own life from depression, should that put in perspective for you. I agree that depression is a disease and is of chemical nature. But in essence, so is everything else. I guess I don't view the world as a purely deterministic thing. I'd like to think we all have control of ourselves. If not alcholism, pedophilia and virtually everything else could be rationalized through scientific explanations. Just my 2C. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 My point is that it seems rather artificial to draw the line there. Should we draw the line there simply because we're sympathetic to people with depression? The underlying phenomenon is the same, ie: their behavior, apparantly, cannot be controlled. Analagous to this is the current obesity 'epidemic' in the western world. Is this also beyond people's control? Are their genes overpowering their will power? In some extremely rare cases I'd agree that obesity cannot be effectively prevented, but in most cases it boils down to lack of will power. I can't say to what extent this is true of people with depression but my intuition is that it is the case with most people. I know that when I was depressed it was actually painful for me to smile. One day someone told me I had to get my act together and this was the only life I had and that's it. Previous to that I was continually babied which thoroughly made it worse. It shook something within me and I haven't looked back since then. Maybe I'm making the flawed assumption that others will react this way; I don't know. Having basic self esteem and striving to achieve goals is a good way to maintain mental health at its peak. Again, JMHO. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.