tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post1594344828862239701..comments2023-11-05T04:58:15.443-07:00Comments on Straight and Narrow Blog: Are Mormons Depressed or Not?Jettboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-50753581424825313172009-04-20T10:57:00.000-06:002009-04-20T10:57:00.000-06:00yeah, it's not like depression and happiness are o...yeah, it's not like depression and happiness are opposites, so these two poll results could be theoretically accurate and it wouldn't be anything special.<br /><br />(that being said, whether they are accurate is a different question).<br /><br />The opposite of depression isn't happiness -- it's being able to fully feel your life.<br /><br />The opposite of happiness isn't a pervasive emptiness,Andrew Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149921396698798441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-43731524807542975722009-03-29T16:20:00.000-06:002009-03-29T16:20:00.000-06:00Alicia,Your welcome. Thanks for stopping by and le...Alicia,<BR/>Your welcome. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-33814078847501885342009-03-22T23:52:00.000-06:002009-03-22T23:52:00.000-06:00Jettboy,I found your blog searching for a picture ...Jettboy,<BR/>I found your blog searching for a picture of the tree of life... while I was here I did some reading and I just wanted to let you know that I like what you've posted so far. Thanks :)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505403758580459943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-69282580066455229902009-03-11T13:09:00.000-06:002009-03-11T13:09:00.000-06:00Okay, here I am posting.I am a woman that is depre...Okay, here I am posting.<BR/><BR/>I am a woman that is depressed, but I am also happy.<BR/><BR/>I don't feel myself most of the time since the birth of my last daughter, and I also have Seasonal Affective Dissorder issues (SAD)<BR/><BR/>But I am also happy, I'm happy with the life I am blessed with, and have as much joy as I can on a daily basis.<BR/><BR/>So I doubt either poll is wrong, but how Tigersuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375000801423259917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-31396793178939613232009-03-11T12:44:00.001-06:002009-03-11T12:44:00.001-06:00Yes, I did misunderstand.But we must take all surv...Yes, I did misunderstand.<BR/><BR/>But we must take all surveys with a grain of salt anyway. They always must be taken on faith in the source. Being that we lack perfect or complete knowledge in all areas, "perhaps" is the only tenable way to enter this kind of discussion imho. It is speaking very generally of a broad sea of individuals.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453989032709820386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-79692533480093091232009-03-11T12:44:00.000-06:002009-03-11T12:44:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453989032709820386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-48992509273051598722009-03-11T12:40:00.000-06:002009-03-11T12:40:00.000-06:00Yes, I am shrugging off the data. That is the poin...Yes, I am shrugging off the data. That is the point of my post for both the "depression" data and the "happiness" data. Did you even pay attention that there was a "happiness" poll at all? What does it all mean? Can they both be correct or are they both wrong?<BR/><BR/>I am pretty much saying they both have serious problems. Neither of them can be taken at face value or even used to make any Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-2135768800660567672009-03-11T12:02:00.000-06:002009-03-11T12:02:00.000-06:00You seem to be merely shrugging off the data with ...You seem to be merely shrugging off the data with no credible reason.<BR/><BR/>Rather think about the deeper issues. Is there any reason why Mormon-heavy Utah might be steeped in depression more than another state? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps the worry concerning having done enough to be considered worthy or the constant politics of keeping up with the ward Joneses . . . the expectations laid upon Mormon Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453989032709820386noreply@blogger.com