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by AMERICAN MAN
TRUTH, JUSTICE: and....."THE AMERICAN WAY" ~=SITING ON THE SCALES=~ An interesting phenomenon has been wrestling my sanity and it is clearly spiritual, due to the fact, it c...read more
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by Carol Gioia
Money and depression are linked in many ways and on many levels. Where there is depression, money troubles are sure to follow. While money, or the lack thereof, cannot cause d...read more
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by Emelia Rose
My divorce left me financially unstable, not a penny to rub together. At the time my children were still young and I had to work two jobs. Money is the root of all evil. It seem...read more
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Money and depression... the importance and awareness of their connection- is understanding the effects one has on the other. The connection isn't necessary for diagnoses and may...read more
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If you have too much or too little, money is always a factor of anger and depression. Life seems to revolve around money. We go to school to get a good job so we can work to g...read more
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by Rex Coker
Money is depression! People are depressed with out it, and rich people are depressed with it. There is no happy medium when it comes to money, families break up, people are shot...read more
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by Can D. Caine
Money is definitely linked with depression, although not necessarily always the cause of it. Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Usually there is not ...read more
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by E. V. SHAW
In a way, money is linked to depression but, if your depression is chronic, money wouldn't do a thing to help it. If your depression is brought about by not having enough money...read more
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by Rene Riter
The human mind is the most curious thing to say the very least. When confronted with the same circumstances what causes one to suffer from depression while another doesn't? Mone...read more
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In all honest truth, when I have money I am much happier. Having a little money in the bank at the end of the month before pay day is a real bonus. I have made a conscious dec...read more
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If we think of humans in the most basic of nature, we are driven by our natural instincts such as finding food and water, reproducing and protecting our young. In the modern wor...read more
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Earning money is frequently difficult and precarious because your incomes are often not constant and depend on the trends of the market, if you are a dealer, a professionist or ...read more
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Money is invariably linked with depression, not always in cause, but often in cure. It is discouraging yet intriguing to see the incredible amount of money spent by those in sea...read more
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by Jose Gringo
The more you have, the more you want. This leads to depression unless one is astute enough to say enough is enough. One must learn to live, to enjoy life, to not value every...read more
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by Tom Karlin
Have you ever met or known of anyone who was in a state of depression because they had too much money. Personally I haven't. Anyone I have heard of, who experienced depression, ...read more
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Yes. Here's why: I am depressed and it all stems from a lack of money. Here's another reason: the last person with whom I had a meaningful conversation was in the same positio...read more
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by T.C Leonard
Money problems are invariably linked to depression, but it is important to remember that not everybody is depressed. Some people are very happy being well-to-do and taking Carr...read more
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Yes, Yes, Yes, We have heard the old saying ,Money makes the world go round. It's true. If you don't have it how can you spend it? Can't get what you want or need. Can't buy thi...read more
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by Chaz Z.
No one needs to be a rocket scientist, a money expert, or even a psychiatrist to know that money is probably the biggest inflictor of depression on nearly every person in this n...read more
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Money is not the cause of depression. Depression, as defined by the DSM-IV, is a psychological malady. Money woes can be a contributing factor to one who is already experiencing...read more
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by Alex Cull
Is money (or the lack of it) invariably linked with depression? Well, although money issues can certainly be a factor when a person becomes depressed, I would argue that this is...read more
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To say that depression is invariably linked to money is a very broad statement. The short answer would be yes' because people who are depressed either have money or they don't....read more
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I have been depressed most of my life, so as a child I don't see where money was an issue for my depression. For me child abuse, neglect, sexual abuse (and incest), physi...read more
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by Goalsmith
Too many people in the world are living on a monthly income that is less than the price of a "happy meal". And if money is "invariably" linked" to depression the world's hospita...read more
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Depression is no more invariably linked to money than other issues such as child abuse, alcoholism or drug addiction. All of the above occur across the socio-economic spectrum. ...read more
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Depression is a double edged sword. There is the depression that comes from the inability to deal with the problems of life that leads to frustration and eventually depression. ...read more
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Depression - "a psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder marked especially by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, a significant increase or decrease in ap...read more
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by Sam Brougher
Actually, depression is not related to money at all. Neither is any level of happiness. The current general consensus among psychologists is that money hardly has any effect on ...read more
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There are some people say that "money can buy happiness." Those are the same people that say "hard work never killed anyone." I say that those people never read the story of Joh...read more
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by Duane Kuehn
Something, which is "invariable", is something that does not permit "change". Money is not always and hardly a primary source of depression. Though monies, large quanti...read more
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by Ariel Bauder
Depression is invariably linked with fear, not money. A person who is depressed is usually focused on the fear of his or her inadequacies, be they real or imaginary. Now if said...read more
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I think so! For it seems the sales of tranquilisers is now used by millions of people. so it goes without saying, there must be all kinds of folks with depression using them, b...read more
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Travel in poor countries. Note how happy people who have close to nothing are. Depression is linked to money in countries where there is a huge gap between rich and poor and...read more
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by yackity yack
IS MONEY LINKED WITH DEPRESSION? Depression doesn't need any excuses. It creates it's own in the absence of any legitimate reason. Depression is like a wayward child that...read more
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by Daniel Rubin
The link between money and depression is not invariable. The dispiriting effects of wealth can be mitigated if the wealthy person is careful to develop a healthy set of eccentr...read more
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No, I do not believe this to be fact. First, we all seem to believe a lack of money can be linked to depression, but let us consider Princess Di. Here was a beautiful, vibrant, ...read more
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Nothing is invariably linked with depression. There are so many factors. Genetics, social network, family network, perception of personal autonomy, drug use, level of educatio...read more
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Depression strikes any person any age rich or poor and no one single factor can be singled out as the contributing factor. A person quite well off financially can suffer from de...read more
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Biochemical brain function, not money, is often linked with depression. Depression has many variables and no single cause can be precisely defined as an "invariable." Medical co...read more
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Money can definitely be linked to depression, however it is not invariably so. Take a look at the Great Depression.. MONEY! Linked to depression, historical facts that money is ...read more
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