Re: Melancholy season, sysdharma@sdf (zaibatsu), 09/27/2019
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sysdharma over at sdf briefly asked about a trend in sadness
and depression, and  the possibility  of a  common cause[1].
I've  also noticed  it, in  several adults  that I  know, in
myself,  and even  in my  children  recently. I  have a  few
possibly starts for theories:

1.  Grand Solar  Minimum:  We're possibly  entering a  grand
solar minimum, and perhaps a  historic one[2]. It's all just
conjecture, but I have a friend who believes that sun cycles
are tied to  the economy, and other human  and social areas.
They  are clearly  tied to  earth and  space weather.  Is it
possible that they are also tied to depression?

2. Spiritual  Causes: I'm of  the viewpoint that  humans are
spiritual  creatures, impacted  by spiritual  things, things
unseen. I'm  also of the  viewpoint that we are  governed by
spiritual laws and realities, and that when we fight against
those, we are affected, regardless  of whether we believe in
such things or not. Perhaps  the state of the individual, or
the state of the world, has an impact on depression?

Again, those  are just  starts on  theories, ideas  that are
rolling  around  in  my  head  this  morning  after  reading
sysdharma's  post.  In  the  realm  of  actual  observation,
however,  I  will  say  that like  sysdharma,  I  have  seen
a  notable  number  of  cases in  individuals  that  haven't
previously had depression.

How  about you,  gopherspace?  Any uptick  in your  personal
circles, or in yourselves?

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What to do about it?

When  I was  first married,  my  wife would  be driven  nuts
when, upon  hearing her express frustrations,  I would offer
possible solutions  to her problems. She  really only wanted
to talk  about things, not resolve  the. It took me  quite a
few years to understand the reasoning there.

In that vein, I'd like to  also ask gopherspace, what do you
personally do about depression  in yourself and those around
you?


[1] gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/sysdharma/phlog/./2019.09.27
[2] https://watchers.news/2019/09/25/century-class-solar-minimum-in-progress/