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From: pooh@unirot.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Depressing society (reposting a cancelled article)
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Date: Thu, 23-Jan-86 14:06:39 EST
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Do deep and profound thoughts make you depressed?

Could be, could be.  When I was going through a period of depression
in college, my supervising professor and part-time mentor expressed the
opinion that "you're going through this now because you're a sensitive
person--you'll get this depression out of the way now so that you won't
have to suffer through a mid-life crisis."  Whatever.  I'm not holding
my breath. :-)

There are so many reasons for depression, though--some biological,
some circumstantial, and some arising from misconceptions you learned
as a child.  The only advantage I see in being depressed because
you're thinking about serious issues is that you can discuss them
with someone, rather than saying, "I don't know why I'm like this.
Just leave me alone, okay?"

Pooh             topaz!unipress!pooh
                 topaz!unirot!pooh

"I wish I could sympathize with you, but I have
 no idea what you're going through."