Posted by JanetR on March 18, 2000, at 21:22:11
In reply to Re:mental illnes and Catholicism, posted by JanetR on March 18, 2000, at 18:33:30
> > you really hit a nerve for me! Thank you for crystallizing it into words for me. This is one of the reasons I have always been turned off Buddhism (on a very superficial level). I read it and go, 'Easy, it's called depression'.
> >
> > thank you for the info Andrew B.
> >
> > Janet, just a couple of ideas for you...I am giving them to you on impulse.
> >
> > Have you ever looked into the hypo-active type of ADD?
> > *they often have quiet, impulsive shifting of life directions, etc.
> >
> > If you want to do some research on it, it's a type of ADD that women have (although some men have it too) and to the casual observer, it looks just like depression.
> >
> > Much luck, and thank you again for your insights.
> >
> > I, too, will look into Andrew Bs suggestions.
> >
> > Janice
> Dear Janice, Thanks I'll look into hypo-ADD. I've noticed that many times you've referred to your Catholic upbringing and I wonder if it has played any part in the development of your illness. I was brought up in a strict, repressive,joyless Catholic household and I wonder if this triggered my depression and detachment. Religion is supposed to be conducive to mental health but I wonder if Catholicism's emphasis on outward form rather than inner change has the opposite effect.I always remember wondering why the most avid mass goers and communion takers were the nastiest people you could ever wish to meet. I haven't been able to shake my belief in Christ, nor the concept of original sin and I believe in the need for a moral code but in my efforts to go back to the church are always checked by my revolt at the rampant hypocrisy. Sorry if I've bored you . JanThe above post is for you Kind Regards Jan
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