Depression, and what to do....

[GreasyItalianPrincess]

Originally posted by sweet angel
You're a good brother, GIP, but what about getting him professional help?

I spoke to my parents, and they spoke to him about seeing a doctor. He is actually seeing one today.

Alot of people seem to have an issue with "professional help", b/c they think they should be able to do it on their own. Instead, they should think it as just helping/aiding facilitating the process. I went for help several years back, it gave me great tools in which to tackle life's myriad of problems, fiascos, etc. Without it, I would not be where I am now. I always bristle when people give me that macho bullshit, or balk at getting help. It's called "help", not "surrender". It's like people want to be miserable, just b/c it's on their own terms.

I look it at like this: If i want to Get from Point A to Point B...am I getting there. And if not, what radical thing must I do to break that pattern of not getting there. If Point B is so important, why am I not doing all I can to get there??

That's the way I look at it anyway. For me, staying in a rut in not an option. I will never, ever be that person I was a few years back.