Depression? Stop being so silly!

[TheEclipse]

So you think you can only be depressed if you've had some sort of trauma involving death?

[Caution]

The ones denying it have obviously had quite comfortable lives and haven't seen people close to them suffer from it. I don't see how people in this position can comment on it to be honest.

[ifuseekamy]

I'm not sure I'd call it fashionable in the same way as claiming to have OCD or an eating disorder are, where people discuss it pridefully. It sounds like attention and sympathy seeking.

[Wig44.]

Huh, what a load of crap.

[Starburst..x]

I had to stop reading this article as it was making me sick.
The whole article is based on the writer's opinion and from what I read is not backed up with any medical explanations but with just uninformed, arrogent and vile comments. Im sorry but where is the writer's research, and maybe if they were to show us any medical qualifications that they may have before making such sweeping and untrue generalisations. But thats the Daily Mail for you.

The reason this makes me so angry is the fact that I have suffered from depression, and no not your everyday teenage stresses, but your full blown depression. I never really like explaining what happened as the reaction I normally get is of slight disbelief as no one likes to imagine that anything can truly be that wrong or hate the fact of any sign of a mental illness. At the time I was just 15, and my home life was very good and I had a good circle of friends, which is why depression is so scary as even to this day I'm not sure what triggered it, all I know is that I would never wish that on anyone as it's so god damn awful, and at the time you never think it will end.
Which is why it annoys me when anyone slightly scoffs at it. Yes it's real, Yes it happens, its not something to be ashamed of either because when it happens all you need is a good unit of support around even when at the time its not what you want.

So yeah, lets see how that writer would feel if they were to go through it themselves. I know for a fact they wouldnt be so ******* cocky and arrogant about it. Infact lets see how anyone who says "It's all in the head you can sort yourself out if you just relax" deals with it when it happens.

From experience the worst thing you could ever say to someone with depression is "everything is okay", when funnily enough its quite clearly not!

[-:Undertaker:-]

You're bringing politics into this? Seriously? Do you EVER shut up about them?

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

[Nixt]

I believe it's all on one's head. Mental illnesses, depression, insanity. If you can just step out of life for a bit and relax then you can sort yourself out.

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.

[rnix]

I know loads of people with depression and one which sadly couldn't take it anymore.

[HotelUser]

So you think you can only be depressed if you've had some sort of trauma involving death?

No, they were just examples I used.

[Stephen]

I believe it's all on one's head. Mental illnesses, depression, insanity. If you can just step out of life for a bit and relax then you can sort yourself out.

If I was ever 'depressed' I'd just go for a long walk somewhere nice and cut myself from the world for a bit. If you're depressed then something is causing it - get rid of whatever is causing it.

You really shouldn't reply saying what you would do if you have no idea what it is like to be depressed. If it was so easy to snap out of it then they wouldn't have medication and whatnot to help people. It's like people who think oh you're depressed, get over it and sort your life out. That's like calling the person stupid