I wonder why is this still happening
Why do we hide the fact that we are depressed ? If it is an illness that affects every aspect of our lives why is it considered taboo to acknowledge it in public ?
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People stupidly associate depression with mental illness. Everyone gets depressed. Everyone. But because of the way the media, our parents, even doctors deal with it and still think that it is caused by drugs and severe mental and physical reasons...they act like they are going to catch it or something. I am depressed most of the time because of severe mental traumas and abuse. i have had no one to talk to or help me deal with it. now i mostly stay alone and don't get so depressed.
@LILY61 Thanks for sharing your view, however I disagree, I don´t believe everyone gets depressed. I believe we all go thru hard , sad and difficult times in our lives, but depression is an illness that not every one suffers. Confusing it with sadness or melancholia is what ends up affecting the ones who suffer from mental illness. It´s not something you can get over by simply changing the attitude or the environment. It is a disease and it is frequently mistreated. Do you get my point ?
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@Underconstruction depression is NOT an illness. it is a by-product. And i didn't say any of these things that you and Really think i said. stop attacking people if you don't understand. This is exactly why you started this thread, right? but it seems you want to just argue with people about it. i have suffered from depression since i was 4. the people i have known in my life are also depressed an abnormal amount of time. it is usually caused by someone else's mental illness.
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