Depression? Stop being so silly!

[FlyingJesus]

To be fair to him that mentality towards depression is a backlash caused by all the 13 year olds calling themselves depressed when their e-gf breaks up with them or they're not allowed to go to a sleepover.

[danzooo]

Depression is an illness you cannot put on, hence why it is referred to as an "illness" that you "suffer" from. What the writer of this article cannot fathom is why highly paid well off people are depressed and it's simple - why we can see their glamorous lifestyles as something we'd all love to have we've obviously never seen the darker side of it - many famous people can become depressed/stressed from things like bad press, personal problems or even the stress of thing like paparazzi, because their lives are so hectic.

[Becca]

I know one person who, kind of suffers from it. But she told my friend that she does it for attention, which is just sick and wrong. :/

[alexxxxx]

of course this article is a load of rubbish. serious depression is not trendy nor a joke.

[Pixet]

"Why daily life is a series of disappointments. Why sufferers feel empty and suicidal. Get a grip, girls!"

How insensitive. You can be rich, poor, young or old and still have depression. It's not like "Oh hey I have loads of money, I'll be happy forever!" I hate ignorance. Depression messes up your life more than you could ever imagine and it should never be taken lightly :/

[Wig44.]

Not getting involved in the debate on depression because I don't really know what I think. But at the above you really are wrong, my uncle has paranoid schizophrenia and trust me, I've seen him in states that you cannot imagine. There's no way you can step out of that.

My dad's a CBT - if he read this I'm sure he'd not be sure whether to laugh or cry. Both my great uncles have dementia, one had severe depression too. I have to agree with this.

[Black_Apalachi]

I don't think I quite understand depression as a medical condition. Sure you can be at a bad time in your life which makes you feel depressed, but when I hear of it as an illness it just sounds like another label to me. I'm not suggesting people falsely claim to have depression for whatever reason, I'm saying that the fact that it is recognised as a medical illness just creates the stigma of being associated with the label which in turn has an affect on the people around you and thus probably just makes things worse for the individual themselves. Also, if it is a medical condition, does this mean it can just develop at any given moment regardless of emotions? I can't see how the medical side of if can cross with the emotional and psychological side.

[Niall!]

Nobody has mentioned politics and my comment wasnt even related or directed towards politics.
A failed attempt at a witty hit towards me.

Let me reference your last post;

I believe the root cause is lack of motivation/aspiration as a country which has manifested itself in younger people.

What else could cause a lack of motivation/aspiration as a country if it isn't politics?

[FlyingJesus]

Also, if it is a medical condition, does this mean it can just develop at any given moment regardless of emotions? I can't see how the medical side of if can cross with the emotional and psychological side.

As far as I'm aware in heavy cases it has a tangible effect on brain activity which can actually be seen in scans. Not the case for everyone I don't think but when it does occur it is definitely a medical problem, as it can change how your brain processes certain chemicals (in particular endorphins) which is what prolongs the mood as a chronic symptom rather than a passing emotion.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Let me reference your last post;

What else could cause a lack of motivation/aspiration as a country if it isn't politics?

The fact that nobody aims to go anywhere anymore - theres no motivation within people to better themselves.
Obviously it has a link with politics but everything has and the same goes for history etc.