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Yep - was at the MS and there was a minute's applause. Was a very emotional day especially as it was Shane's retirement match.
His personal trainer also hanged himself about 8 weeks ago..very strange
sure it was a he?
Angie Dowds the fitness trainer from Biggest loser UK killed herself a few weeks ago.
obviously that coming out may start even more rumours about their relationship, and maybe a possible ultimatum...
You may think that is a disingenuous question to ask, but I'm being absolutely serious, what strong evidence exists?
Every case is different and in many cases medication is not the only treatment used for depression, cognitive therapies are also involved that will help a patients development and growth and changes in circumstances, which cannot be denied. In fact I believe medication alone is not a good treatment for depression.I have seen numerous people "treated" for mental health "issues" over the years, usually with medication, the course of which lasts from many months, to many years. Most have received a "healthy" diagnosis at the end of their "treatment". I suspect that most people would conclude that the "treatment" worked. That is certainly what we are taught to conclude/believe.
However, to do so ignores the effects, possible or actual, of personal development and growth and changes in circumstance, that's a huge multitude of internal and external influences which are simply being discarded and thrown away.
The reality is that the change may have come about as a result of medication, or as a result of one or more of those internal and external factors, or even as a mixture of both, (ignoring for the moment that studies have shown that sugar pills are just as effective at treating what is called "mild depression" as tricyclics), there is absolutely no way of proving which it is, so we simply don't know.
More the practice of lumping a multitude of often contradictory symptoms, into one box and then labelling that an "illness". The name given to that "illness" is quite inconsequential in all honesty.There is evidence all over the internet, the strongest evidence is the symptoms themselves which you don't dismiss so it seems like it is just the word depression that you are objecting to.
Agreed, but equally it cannot be declared a "cure".Every case is different and in many cases medication is not the only treatment used for depression, cognitive therapies are also involved that will help a patients development and growth and changes in circumstances, which cannot be denied.
If the symptoms make a person feel ill then that is why it is called an illnessMore the practice of lumping a multitude of often contradictory symptoms, into one box and then labelling that an "illness".
The name given to that "illness" is quite inconsequential in all honesty.
Agreed, but equally it cannot be declared a "cure".
:lol: I think we're reaching that point mate.If the symptoms make a person feel ill then that is why it is called an illness
Not unless you're able to rule out all the possible effects of nature and environmental factors, which it is impossible to do.If a person get's better as a result of that treatment then it can.
:lol::lol: I think we're reaching that point mate.
Not unless you're able to rule out all the possible effects of nature and environmental factors, which it is impossible to do.
One example, (sorry, I'm struggling to keep my eyes open, the proverbial candle's almost out and I need sleep, lol)...What possible effects are you talking about? Because like I said every case is different.
One example, (sorry, I'm struggling to keep my eyes open, the proverbial candle's almost out and I need sleep, lol)...
Location change...
I've spoken before about the marked differences between KaiUK and KaiVN, how the latter is much happier, friendlier and relaxed than the former. Okay, so not all environmental changes are quite as dramatic as UK/VN, (it could be city/countryside, north/south, high-rise flat/house), but you get the idea, (I hope?).