Atheists- Do you suffer more depression?

Question

Because when you loose someone you loved to death, you believe you will never ever see them, touch them, talk to them ever again.

Or do you harden your heart to feel that kind of pain and anguish?
to keep you from feeling depressed about it.

I have lost quite a few people very close to me to untimely deaths but I never am depressed about it ever.. for me I know I will see each one of them again.

Answer 1

No. I don't take much comfort in delusions...I just take comfort in the time I had with that person here on this Earth.

Answer 2

Maybe you should be depressed. I'm realistic. It's tough when people die. You aren't going to see them again, ever. Believing in heaven and hell are ways people have come up with to deal with the pain of people dying. How much easier is it to believe that when someone dies that you're going to see them again forever in a place more perfect than you could imagine. And even better! All of the rotten pricks you've come along in life won't be there! They're being tortured in hell! Man, that's fantastic. Get real. Critical thinking is an important skill, you should work on it.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

No, I have not hardened my heart, and I am not depressed...I know that the person who has died lived a life, and now it has come to an end. There is nothing I can do about it...we live, and then we die. That is life. I don't have to pretend that I will see them again to make myself feel better/be able to handle the thought that I have to live without them.!

Answer 5

Not to try to say you are wrong or anything...but perhaps people "knowing" they will see someone again someday caused religion to actually develop as a coping mechanism?

Because loved ones don't drop dead every day, I don't think we have any higher level of depression then anyone else. Besides...that isn't depression, like clinical or anything...that is grief, which is normal. And if you don't experience ANY form of grief..then you must be hollow inside.

Answer 6

You secretly hope that all atheists are miserable, I know. I see it here all the time.

But when I've lost people close to me, it's been OK. I'm sad, just like anyone would be. But I also know that I had a wonderful time loving those people and enjoying their company while they were here with me. And I'll always have my memories.

I don't need to pretend I'm going to see them again. I don't require that kind of security blanket.

Answer 7

No, it is grief and i feel the pain of loss but death is part of life and my loved ones live in my memory, each and every one of them that has died. If I believed in your god, I'd have more pain and agony over the billions of humans that never had a chance to know god and the 4 billion alive today...

Answer 8

More depression than what? Than whom?

Here's the thing. People who die, die. We miss them. We're just like Christians in that regard. We don't believe that we will see them again, at least I don't. (I hesitate to speak for people whose opinions I have not surveyed.)

The notion that we will not see them again is not particularly troubling, because what happens is that we remember the people, and what they were to us, and how we loved them, and how they loved us, and that memory brings us comfort and pleasure.

I, too have lost a number of people. I don't torture myself with the illusion that we we meet in the sweet by and by, but I remember them, and love my memories.

Answer 9

Actually stats show that Christians are the most susceptible to depression. Now whether those stats are skewed based on numbers or not I don't know, as most people in American are Christian. But I have yet to meet a depressed Atheist and I'm in the field of psychology. Not to say they don't exist, but they are probably pretty rare.

Answer 10

you know ?
I thought no one could judge who would enter heaven except Jesus ?
with respect ... even by your own book you do not know

now I also believe in an after life ... I am pretty sure that I will see everyone again
but I would never belittle the feelings of anyone who did not believe in an afterlife
but from most Atheists I know ( including my husband ) ... they celebrate the life of a person and heal from their grief as much as you and I do

honestly .. your questions are getting more and more arrogant each day
have a little respect woman .. please

Answer 11

Does it never happen to you that you really like somebody who doesn't share your religious views? According to your religious views you will not only never see them again, you also will have to expect to eternally suffer from the knowledge that they are in hell. That doesn't make you feel depressed? It sure would do it to me.