{"id":1003,"date":"2016-09-19T01:22:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T01:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freshhope.us\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2020-06-24T12:53:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T17:53:55","slug":"action-heroes-depressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/action-heroes-depressed\/","title":{"rendered":"Are My Action Heroes Depressed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">I love action movies. James Bond and Jason Bourne all have action packed chase scenes, the lone hero against the villain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But could my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oneindia.com\/2008\/10\/17\/daniel-craig-ian-flemings-james-bond-depressed-1224234420.html\"><span class=\"s2\">heroes be depressed<\/span><\/a>? Does depression drive the story line?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Action heroes each have unresolved issues from the past. Poor Jason Bourne is driven looking for clues about his past. Other heroes appear with little explanation of their earlier lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Anger fuels their behavior. Over the top anger creates explosive scenes. No fear or other emotions are allowed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Male heroes never have healthy relationship with women. Sex is a diversion, a game to be played.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Substance abuse, usually, alcohol, is used to cope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Violent confrontations verge on suicidal missions. Hostility intensifies until there is one climactic fight, where it seems the hero is going to die.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">James and Jason teach us a lot about men and depression. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/depression\/depression-men\"><span class=\"s2\">Web MD<\/span><\/a> 6 million men<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>in the United States suffer from depression each year. One in ten people suffering from depression commit suicide. Over 75% of suicides are men.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The symptoms of depression are the same for men and women. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, symptoms of depression may include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Difficulty with concentration and decisions<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Fatigue and listlessness<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Feelings of guilt, <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Helplessness<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Feelings of hopelessness<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Insomnia or excessive sleeping<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Irritability<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Loss of interest in activities or hobbies once pleasurable, including sex<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Overeating or appetite loss<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Persistent aches or pains, that don\u2019t respond with treatment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Persistent sad feelings<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">*Thoughts or attempts at suicide<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While symptoms are the same for men and women, men often mask emotions. They often present in physical ways. Fatigue, inability to sleep, stomach or back pain, sexual problems, and irritability may be presenting symptoms. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Men often don\u2019t have the emotional vocabulary to describe what they are experiencing. And action heroes demonstrate anger as the primarily \u201cmasculine\u201d emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Societal expectations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/253469\"><span class=\"s2\">do not encourage men to seek help<\/span><\/a>. Men tend to think personal problems need to be solved personally. Can you imagine James bond going to a therapist for help with his \u201csexual addiction\u201d? Neither can I.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Would Jason Bourn admit his need to work on his cognitive thinking with his psychiatrist? I don\u2019t think so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Men, detached from feelings, often cover them with shame. Shame can prevent men from getting help. Buddies encourage the use of alcohol, drugs, or risky sex to get through the tough times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a man who suffers from bipolar depression, I can remember how bad things became before I found help. I knew the signs of depression from previous episodes. So I sought a psychiatrist and began medication. Medicine which did not help the severity of my problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After two years I finally broke down. Suicide was constantly in my thoughts. I fought until I could fight no longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I am grateful to my wife who escorted me to a new psychiatrist. It was some months before my depression was diagnosed as bipolar 2. And more months before we found a cocktail of meds that relieved the symptoms of depression. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The rest of my story I\u2019ll leave for another time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Don\u2019t be afraid to call for help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Begin with the One who created you. You are wonderfully made regardless of how you feel in this moment. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cFor you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother\u2019s womb.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Psalms 139:13-14 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Healing may take time but God is on your side. \u201cI waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.\u201d Psalm 40:1-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">James and Jason make great movies but terrible role models.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love action movies. 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