Well, what does "stressed" mean? "Stressed", for a long period of time, is a serious medical condition -- leading to, and consisting of, high blood pressure, heart disease, gastric upset, susceptibility to illness, and a host of other problems.
Depression can lead to stress. And stress can lead to depression (maybe not clinical-brain-chemistry-out-of-whack depression, but certainly situational depression, which can have many of the same debilitating effects).
I guess one question would be "does relaxation help?" I mean, if you can remove the sources of stress and you're still feeling stressed, then it's not externally-imposed stress.
If you have no ability to remove the sources of stress, then, hell, the way I see it, medical intervention is useful. I mean, if you have to live with stress and you can't get away from it, and stress has debilitating medical effects, then you owe it to yourself to see what there is that can mitigate those effects, including medical intervention.
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Re: I've often wondered...
Date: 2007-01-03 12:58 am (UTC)Depression can lead to stress. And stress can lead to depression (maybe not clinical-brain-chemistry-out-of-whack depression, but certainly situational depression, which can have many of the same debilitating effects).
I guess one question would be "does relaxation help?" I mean, if you can remove the sources of stress and you're still feeling stressed, then it's not externally-imposed stress.
If you have no ability to remove the sources of stress, then, hell, the way I see it, medical intervention is useful. I mean, if you have to live with stress and you can't get away from it, and stress has debilitating medical effects, then you owe it to yourself to see what there is that can mitigate those effects, including medical intervention.