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With prayer, 'all things are possible,' but sometimes depression requires additional action. Another treatment for depression (teenage or adult) is religion. It is to be said that religion is the best treatment for depression. In this article Mr. Tony Complot talks about what and why could make us depressed how the bible deals with depression. In this article he also talks about how the church is also responsible for teens being so depressed.

“I have a special concern about how the church has generated destructive guilt among gay and lesbian young people. Suicide is the second most common cause of death among teenagers, and many suicide victims are young people who hate themselves because of their sexual identities. Whatever else the church does, it certainly is outside the will of God if it is causing teenagers to hate themselves.” This very true statement. Most churches bash any young person or any person if they like the opposite sex. This can cause depression because the teen feels as though they don’t belong and they are wrong. How would you feel if someone told you that because you are hetro-sexual that you were wrong and you were going to hell if you didn’t repent?

Un fair isn’t it. It’s who you are and it makes you. Someone saying that would make you feel bad about yourself. Which yet again leads to depression. This is also stress and pressure, which can also lead to depression. The stress is that you aren’t good enough by the church guidelines. The pressure is to change that they are so that someone else can be happy? Not cool at all.

Another valid point that Mr. Calmo makes in his article is that teenagers may be depressed from the lack of sleep they get every night. Depression is not only a state of mind but it is also a physical aspect. If we are not getting enough sleep this can cause us to act cranky and very grumpy. Which cause you to be unhappy which leads to depression.