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2006-09-26 08:18:04 · 23 answers · asked by Ragdollfloozie is Pensive! 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sure it can. God can be telling you need to have faith again. Nicest answer you'll get here.
2006-09-26 08:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by Casey M 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me that you are on to something. Without religious faith we lose a very important aspect to look forward to. With loss comes depression. Are they tied hand in hand. It does seem like it. Why not try again with religion and see what happens.
2006-09-26 15:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can. Clinical depression can certainly seem to suck all that is of value out of life. It can be discouraging, demoralizing, and extremely hard to contend with. Under such trying circumstances, it is entirely possible that one could begin to lose faith, because a sense of connection with just about everything seems to vanish with the onset and perpetuation of clinical depression.
That said, it can also be a gift. This is because when one is so profoundly ill--and clinical depression can indeed be a profound illness--one may seek God's help...and indeed, in some cases, God may be the only one who can help. But in my experience--I have recovered from disabling clinical depression--my utter desperation and panic led me to seek God. It took a number of years before I was brought to my knees. I did seek medical help, which did help some; I sought therapy, which did indeed help some; and I did numerous other things in an attempt to recover from depression--all of which I'll be glad to share with you if you like.
My depression--very many years of it, sometimes disabling, as I said--is cured today. I began healing when I began seeking God's will for my life. This has been my experience.
I will be happy to talk with you privately about my experiences and insights regarding depression. You may email me (just click on my avatar and link to my email). I am going out for a few hours, so if you email and I don't respond, please don't think I'm going back on my word. I will indeed respond to you when I get home.
If I don't hear from you, I wish you strength, courage, and faith during this exceedingly difficult time. May God protect you and care for you.
2006-09-26 15:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. I think faith is what keeps us going. When you have faith you always have a desire to go on and to believe things will be ok but once you start losing that faith there is nothing else to depend on so yes that could cause depression
2006-09-26 15:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may cause yourself come confusion here. From a psychological point of view, a personality that needs faith is usually in a distressed state when they think of themselves as "losing faith."
There are, however, individuals who shed "faith" as one would shed an old, ill-fitting coat. They simply don't need it in their lives and have no problem whatsoever leading a normal life after leaving dogma behind them. Some even achieve a deep sense of "happiness" - a feeling of great intellectual achievement can have that effect.
2006-09-26 15:31:09 · answer #5 · answered by JAT 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They did for me.
I got over the depression, but I never got the faith back. Depression is anger turned inward. I was angry because I depended on faith to keep me safe. Something bad happened and I found out just how childlike my expectations had been. It became an opportunity to see whether my faith was based on reality or on fear. I decided to embrace the fear and let go of my religious beliefs. The depression lifted.
2006-09-26 15:23:58 · answer #6 · answered by Buffy Summers 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes but I think it can go the other way also, depression can lead to being more religious. It depends on the person and situation.
2006-09-26 15:30:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every human being in this world requires a coping mechanism for his or her troubles, conciously or subconsciously. Depression may be the result of that coping mechanism failing. For quite a few people their faith is thier coping mechanism. So in this sense the answer is yes. But only in this context.
Take Care
-Sam
2006-09-26 15:28:25 · answer #8 · answered by sam_van 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If your happiness comes from your faith, then loss of faith would logically cause depression.
2006-09-26 15:21:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Actually Faith may help avoiding depression.
2006-09-26 15:21:14 · answer #10 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes because depression gets people to see all things in black, depression can make people think they are damned.
But depression is an illness and grace is something supernatural as faith so all depression can do is make havoc of human nature never grace.
2006-09-26 15:23:32 · answer #11 · answered by carl 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋