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In reply to the discussion: "Cowardly, Selfish" [View all]hedgehog
(36,286 posts)7. Well said! I wish the English language had a different term for clinical depression -
it's not about feeling sad or "depressed" over a life experience such as job loss or death of a loved one (although that can be a trigger). It's not about being pessimistic. (I am generally over-optimistic, and I suffer from depression.) It's not about needing to exercise more, or getting out in the sunshine or doing something fun (It's a side effect of depression that either you can't do those things and/or you get no benefit.) It is pain from within that has no rhyme nor reason.
The best explanation I ever saw was given by Allie Brosh
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html
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Well said! I wish the English language had a different term for clinical depression -
hedgehog
Aug 2014
#7
That is the most enlightenig insight to come out of this tragedy so far.
world wide wally
Aug 2014
#12
Shep Smith apologized on Tuesday for calling Robin Williams "cowardly" on air.
amuse bouche
Aug 2014
#14
See, this is why we have to dig WAY deeper than just some trite surface dismissal.
calimary
Aug 2014
#17
One aspect of the Program that keeps me alive is helping others who share this pain.
TygrBright
Aug 2014
#41
I am so tired of hearing "healthcare professionals" and those who work alongside them
rustydog
Aug 2014
#50
Bright, this is so poignant... everything you posted is true... depression hurts and it
secondwind
Aug 2014
#55
If there is anything good about this event, it's the general care with which it's been reported -
hedgehog
Aug 2014
#57
I agree "Cowardly, Selfish" is nonsense and horrible way to express what went on.
cleduc
Aug 2014
#60
This is the letter I wrote to my bipolar niece (name changed for obvious reasons):
chervilant
Aug 2014
#72
Yep. Drowning people have very little interest in others' problems, too. n/t
TygrBright
Aug 2014
#80