2006-11-07 13:29:44 · 18 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
for people that are depressed I recommend going to an old style beautiful Catholic Church when its empty and absorb the peace, this will alleviate depression.
2006-11-07 13:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by injesu 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Why do you think there is a rise in the number of people with depression? Do you have a cite to back up that claim? And why and how would church attendance cure that?
2006-11-07 21:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is necessarily from not going to Church. I do think that people are distancing themselves further and further from God. It seems people my generation (30's) are the last group with any morals and spirituality. Young adults and teen now are just interested in how to get high and are lazy. I think this has a lot to do with depression. There are so many broken families, abuse, and quick fixes, we are ruining ourselves. Maybe if everyone took 15 min a day to get in touch with God again, we would be better off. Just my opinion.
2006-11-07 21:51:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's due to stressful lifestyles that people lead these days. Just about everyone I know is on, or has been on some sort of medication for depression and/or anxiety and quite a few of them are active members in their churches. You are starting to sound like Tom Cruise.
2006-11-07 21:39:02 · answer #4 · answered by beachdiva954 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm Bipolar and find the question very interesting. Personally, spell of depression keep me from social events, including church. I have not be a regular attender in years. But I would hesitate to project my own experience on to larger groups of people or try to predict behvior and motivations of others.
2006-11-07 21:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
not at all. I think it is because people are over worked and over stressed about money. everyone wants to be a success and are convinced that driving the expensive new cars and living in homes that are way out of their budget, its all taking its toll. this war doesn't help and the fact that we have more seniors in our country today than ever before. we now have the sandwich generation who are very weighed down indeed. Not to mention all the crime. Its a hard world to live in but like my grandma told me, "Life is what you make of it"
2006-11-07 21:39:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you explain the people who are in church every time the doors are open yet still suffer from depression?
2006-11-07 21:36:41 · answer #7 · answered by DontPanic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. In fact, I was the most depressed when I was a religious Christian. Only when I finally let all that guilt and negative image of God go did I finally get in touch with the real God and my depression lifted.
2006-11-07 21:32:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No. I think it has to do with our better understanding of mental/emotional illnesses, that they are no longer something to be ashamed of or hidden and that we are now able to diagnose and treat them more effectively. I don't think the numbers have always been high, it was just a taboo before.
2006-11-08 12:04:01 · answer #9 · answered by wyvern1313 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all. I am bipolar and am not nearly as depressed as I was when I went to church. There are many, many , many church goers who are clinically depressed.
2006-11-07 21:47:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Being personally bi-polar, I find it offensive for you to even suggest that.
When I chose to stop attending Church it was one of the most freeing moments of my life.
2006-11-07 21:31:51 · answer #11 · answered by Michael 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋