Does Faith Have a Role in the Battle of Depression?
Certainly I have seen multiple posts about depression because of the suicidal death of Robin Williams. I have seen some that paint it as purely a spiritual issue and some who say faith plays no role in overcoming depression. This is a difficult issue for me to write about because I do not think I can fully understand the effects of depression. Sure there have been times that I shut down mentally and emotionally from life and feel alone, but I have always been able to embrace truth about my identity, purpose, and value to sort of re-center myself. It is entirely possible that I have no idea what I am talking about, but there is just something in me that struggles with the idea that faith plays no role in overcoming depression as a believer. Now before I go further, I want to say that I think medication plays a role in helping an individual to think better. I do believe there are such things as chemical imbalances. I also believe that medication does not provide a cure, it will on