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Age 65+
Interview 03  

Interview 03

Age at Interview: 68
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 57
Background: A retired married man whose depression came about in 1995 after a whole range of life stressors (e.g. increased workloads, loss, increased family demands). It took 4 years to overcome his depression. (Played by an actor.)
Brief outline:He had sympathetic doctors who took the time to listen. With medication, early retirement, his religious convictions, and the gradual resolution of life stressors, his depression lifted.


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Explains that prayer and God helped him in ways that are unclear, yet he feels it at least helped his marriage.

 



How has prayer helped, well I guess that as I say, the Lord had a purpose behind me having depression, and I was content. It didn't make sense to me because, well it just didn't make sense to me, but I had to believe that was it. I used a psalm, Psalm 100, when I was going through the worst of it.

Well you'd have to look it up in the Bible, but part of it says the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endures to all generations. And I had to believe you know, there was always…. there was always something to give praise, for and give thanks for, because you get exceedingly gloomy [laughs]… you're not very good company when you're in the depths. But I had to believe that, and that may…. I think that it helped.

I don't know, I can't say if I'd have been any different without those beliefs. Certainly it kept me and the wife's marriage together, I believe that. So I give thanks for that.
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