Can godly people get depressed? Missing point

there’s not going to be time this Sunday to include this point in the sermon. But I think it’s important enough to post…
Elijah’s bout of major depression. Lacking health insurance and available psychiatric care God sends a messenger—an angel—to take him through the process of healing. (Incidentally, God always seems to send a [...]

Depression, Sailing, Heaving to, too

We were at the early stages of a 60 mile crossing of Lake Huron on a very windy day. Those who have never sailed the Great Lakes think of them as quiet little ponds with no threats and little challenge. Those who have sailed them know that some of the worst sea conditions on the [...]

Almost too late

“I stood there with a handful of pills ready to end my life…”
One of the most insidious aspects of emotional depression is the way our brains begin to process/interpret our reality.  Instead of being rational and objective our minds literally begin looking for a reason to validate how badly we feel. Everything is skewed.  A [...]

From the Inside Looking Out

Does any of this sound familiar?
“It feels like one of those movies where time stands still except that instead of being the only one who can move while the others aren’t  you’re the one frozen in numbness. ”
“It feels like you cannot move like you can’t get your brain to do what you want to [...]

Guilt and Depression and the brain

Research using fMRI (functional brain imaging) has positively linked guilt and depression.
“The brain region we have identified to be associated with proneness to guilt has been shown to be abnormally active in patients with severe depression in several previous studies, but until now its involvement in guilt had been unknown.”
more info: http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/08/26/brain-scans-show-depressions-link-to-guilt/2826.html

Depression Symptoms

Here’s a ton of material on what to look for when trying to figure out depression…
Signs & Symptoms: Collected
descriptions from NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health), Mayo Clinic (WebMD quotes Mayo); DSM IV (Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Health Disorders, IV edition)
NIMH
What are the signs and symptoms of depression?
People with depressive illnesses do not [...]

Depression Quotes

Christian view of depression; responses from 5 different States.  The original question with the responses in the order received. The first response ignited a lot of discussion:
“Thinking about Christians and Depression… I have a gut level feeling that Christians tend to view the topic as taboo–maybe even believe that it’s a sin. What’re your [...]

Christians and Depression

Digging deeper into depression. Lots of discussion already on my facebook page–just search my name: Victor Schreffler.  Here’s some excerpts from the National Institutes for Mental Health (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-index.shtml) that I thought were significant:
“Many people with a depressive illness never seek treatment. But the vast majority, even those with the most severe depression, can get better with treatment. [...]