QUOTE (Spitefultongue @ Nov 24 2009, 03:51 PM)

Everyone i know has issues but it isn't an excuse for their behavior.
I don't want to provoke an argument but I have to respectfully disagree with this. You may be able to hold your breath for a long time if you try hard, but that doesn't mean you can hold your breath
forever, no matter how strong your willpower is. We cannot control our neurology, and while we can cover our problems up by going against it, it is usually not possible to live a "normal" life while doing so.
A severely depressed person is no more responsible for their actions than a neurologically blind person is for not being able to see or a schizophrenic-catatonic person is for not moving. The only difference is that depression can be helped by the environment they're put in. "Free will" is a religious concept and is completely at odds with modern neurology.