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Originally Posted by SophiaG
This is the prejudice/discrimination that we with mental illness have to deal with day in/day out.
Those who have never experienced depression find it hard to empathize and instead believe we are "faking" or "can snap out of it upon will" when this isnt the case at all.
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That attitude makes me really upset and disappointed, not much for myself but for my friends. I really sympathise, because it sucks.
What does your husband know about depression? Some places that I found helpful for extra information and support, are these. The second link is a brochure which you can print off.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depression/MH00016
Hm, I can't find the brochure. I guess it is not of utmost importance, here are some others I did find.
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/Page...=about_helping
I only post these because I believe that education is the stop to ignorance. Once your husband understands illness better, he might be able to be more supportive.
I also agree with what the others have said about professional help. In the mean time, you can come here, or email
jo@samaritans.org, or contact other helplines or family or friends. I'm glad you decided to register here
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