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Originally Posted by pegasus
Thank you all for the replies.
You know, I could just have sat here and not said. 'Get out of bed.' That would have been the easy option. In my point of view, the uncaring attitude. Hey folks! Why don't you all stay in bed and give up. Let the depression take over. Is that what you want?
I have learnt much from this thread. I apologize for the way I put it.
It is because I care that I want you to help yourselves get better! It's a shame I have been attacked by many for it.
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Peg, when you say, "Why don't you all stay in bed and give up. Let the depression take over," you are demonstrating that you really do not have a good understanding of major depressive disorder. It is not the we "give up"; it is that depression DOES take over, no matter what we do. Depression isn't just a state of mind. It is an illness that often requires medical intervention. The old "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" mentality does a great disservice to those who struggle with this disorder.