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Originally Posted by Lisa Michelle
It's true though, it's very hard to understand the nature of depression unless you've been there or known someone well who has. I suppose if they knew, they wouldn't be so quick to critisise in such harsh ways.
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I agree - people can be very judgmental because they don't understand what it's really like, unless they've felt that way themselves.
Even though there is a history of depression in my family, there is very little sympathy or understanding towards the people who suffer from it. The "normal" people view the depressed people as weak-willed, difficult to deal with, moody, needy, etc. They don't seem to understand that depression is an illness, not a personality flaw or a lifestyle choice.
So far, I've kept my depression a secret from my family, because I'm so afraid of being rejected or criticized. I'm sure they've noticed that I'm not quite happy, but they don't know the extent of how badly I've been feeling. I'm fairly good at putting on an appearance of everything being okay, when really it's not.
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Originally Posted by Lisa Michelle
What don't you like about hearing other people's happy stories? Do you have a tendency to compare, and think that you are not as good as them, perhaps? I do tend to do that a bit, I've had to stop looking at my 'friends' profiles on facebook because I do get quite jealous, seems everyone is so happy and doing lots of things, it makes me feel bad about my own life... but I'm working on it and thinking what I could add to my life to make my own life more 'fun' (I do think people are having much less fun that facebook suggests, though!).
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Sometimes I would avoid Facebook for long periods...it was too painful to see other people seeming to be so carefree and happy and loving life, when I felt so miserable and alone. Made me feel like a total loser by comparison, reminding me of everything that's missing from my life. I am also trying to add things to my life to make it more fun and interesting. Not much luck so far, but I keep trying!!