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I am a male Christian 63 years of age. I have been fighting depression now for over 4 years. I am discouraged and very down. The last few weeks have been bearable with afternoons being the best. The last 4 days have been a combination of flue that has back aches, headaches, neausia, tiredness and just feeling terrible in general. I have been a born again believer since early childhood with my father having depression terribly bad also. My request is that you would remember me as a warrior fighting Satan. I don’t know if Satan is causing this or not. I am carful about this. Maybe God is just trying to show me some things he wants me to know. Would you pray dear friend? I beg you.
Jerry Malone
prayer2008@mchsi.com
Hi, Jerry,
I don’t know whether you will read this or not. I am 67, and throughout my life I have also struggled with depression. One of the things I learned along the way is that depression is a killer…besides making you feel physically terrible.
I thought that the depression would cure itself somehow, or I could pray it away, or talk it away. None of these things were effective for me. I did not want to take medication.
However, a doctor finally said some like… if I could take medication for blood pressure and epilepsy, which I do, why would I refuse to take something for depression. He also asked if I enjoyed being depressed. My answer, of course, was that I didn’t like to be depressed. I was miserable and made those around me miserable as well. Then he said if you need to be in a psychiatric group, you can do that as well. But he pointed out that depression is a physical disorder before it is a mental disorder. He also made this observation. On any day of our lives there can be things transpiring which could be depressing. Why is it that sometimes they are and sometimes they are not?
That, my friend, is a good question. When you are depressed, it is because the serotonin level in you brain is low. Medication brings it to normal.
My suggestion for you is to go to your family doctor or a psychiatrist and tell him/her about the problem. Ask for medication. And then take it. You will find your life slowly improving as the depression lifts. Yes, I take the medication all the time…and I am thankful that I stopped being bullheaded about it.
Bless you,
Carol