Quote:
Originally Posted by Ygrec23
I have the feeling (I could well be wrong) that depression has received so much coverage in the media for such a long time that it is no longer perceived as "alien" by most normal Americans. Not to mention the fact that many people who are not clinically depressed do feel "down" or "miserable" with some frequency. It's the other mental illness labels that strike most normal people as weird in some way, different, "other."  |
I agree with you on this. But I also believe that depression is now accepted because people are using the term at the drop of a hat. Like "I am so depressed because I burned the roast we were going to have for dinner." Or "Johnny is so depressed because he is grounded for the weekend." There is a huge difference between Depression and being upset. But depressed and depression have become common terms for describing a mood just like the words happy and sad.