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A river of lost souls runs through western Colorado

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Re: A river of lost souls runs through western Colorado

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Depression is not caused by a deficiency of medications, but by a deficiency of hope, so medications cannot cure it.

I have excessive hope, and that is one of the many causes of my depression. Another cause is apparently a chemical imbalance in my head, which certain drugs have helped with. How would you suggest I go about curing my hope problem? I have too much of it. It's a double-edged sword in that it keeps me down, but it is also the only thing that stops me from 'pulling the trigger'.

How does excessive hope cause your depression?

Re: A river of lost souls runs through western Colorado

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

[1]. Default to action. There is a maxim worth adopting.

That is one way to end up with too much to do.

Maybe depending on the person and which side they come from. Personally I come from the side of defaulting to doing nothing. Deciding against action is easy to me. Defaulting to action means avoiding the doldrums of apathy. I imagine more are like me than otherwise.
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