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  • A Victim Of Mental Depression, Once Went To ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002
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    "A victim of mental depression, once went to consult a skilled physician regarding his condition. The doctor prescribed some lively amusement, and told him of a celebrated clown, who was entertaining great companies in a certain place of amusement in the town. With an expression of despair on his ...read more

  • I'm 14, Depressed And See No Reason To Live

    Contributed by Bo Lane on Dec 8, 2004
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    I’m 14, depressed and see no reason to live. Hi. Look I am 14 almost 15 and well I am depressed. Majorly depressed. I have no life. I mean come on, I have no friends, I am picked because my appearance is different, soccer practices are really crappy (I get made fun of, tripped, soccer balls are ...read more

  • While Waiting In A Cemetery To Conduct A Funeral ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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    While waiting in a cemetery to conduct a funeral service, Charles Simeon walked among the graves, looking at the epitaphs. He found one that arrested him. When from the dust of death I rise, To claim my mansion in the skies, E’en then shall this be all my plea-- “Jesus hath lived and died ...read more

  • A Business Executive Became Depressed. Things ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 3, 2006
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    A business executive became depressed. Things were not going well at work, and he was bringing his problems home with him every night. Every evening he would eat his dinner in silence, shutting out his wife and five-year-old daughter. Then he would go into the den and read the paper using the ...read more

  • Depression: 15 Million Americans Suffer From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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     | 1,635 views

    Depression: 15 million Americans suffer from depression and fill 189 million antidepressant prescriptions annually. It plays a significant role in the 30,000 annual U.S. suicides. The cost of lost productivity, absenteeism, and ...read more

  • I'm So Depressed And I Can't Get Any Dates," The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 30, 2007
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    “I’m so depressed and I can’t get any dates,” the 300-pound man told his minister. “I’ve tried everything to lose weight.” “I think I can help,” said the minister. “Be dressed and ready to go tomorrow at 8 a.m.” Next morning, a beautiful woman in a skintight exercise suit knocked on the man’s ...read more

  • Depression Antidote

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    DEPRESSION ANTIDOTE Pastor and author Warren Wiersbe draws our attention to the 51 references of the writer (psalmist) to himself, his interests, desires, feelings, questions and plans. Wiersbe advises that a healthy antidote to depression is to stop looking at self and look at God; second, to ...read more

  • I Was A Senior In High School When One Of My ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jun 18, 2009
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    I was a senior in high school when one of my neighbors, George, committed suicide. He was 19 the only son his mother, a poor widow, Mrs. Maria. He hung himself because some friends made fun of him… Mrs. Maria mourned over the terrible loss of her only son was not her only pain. She felt the ...read more

  • Loneliness And Suicide, Products Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Loneliness and Suicide, Products of Materialism Can you guess who said this? "I sit in my house in Buffalo and sometimes I get so lonely it’s unbelievable. Life has been so good to me. I’ve got a great wife, good kids, money, my own health--and I’m lonely and bored.... I often wondered why so many ...read more

  • Depression

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Aug 14, 2014
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    The World woke up to the shocking News on August 13th 2014. The King of Comedy-Robin Williams- who lit so many smiles in many a countenance of his “global audience” had apparently committed suicide due to severe depression. For some time now his apparently happy face had masked a heavy heart ...read more