Depression
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7 questions
- Is depression a clinical ailment caused by chemical imbalance in the brain, or is it a justifiable end result of drifting away from God? Should a person suffering from…
- My parents have been divorced for twelve years now. I am worried about my mother who lives in another state and suffers from clinical depression. She has unsuccessfully…
- In many ways, I have suffered all my life from the consequences of the sexual abuse I experienced from a relative. My marriage is a failure. Although we never fight, and…
- I am so depressed, frustrated, and not sure what to do next. I lost a lot of money, good times for nothing, sold my car, sold my apartment, and spent my father savings…
- I have not been feeling happy lately. Even if I keep my spiritual cannon, I just feel empty inside. When I told my parents that I want to live on my own and they were…
- I have been going through some depression and anxiety lately. I had quite a few things happen in the past year or so. I got into a wrong relationship with a boy and I had…
- I am married, have one child and expecting another one soon. This last year has been very stressful for my family. My mom was diagnosed with a serious, maybe terminal…
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