I've read about men struggling to announce their depression before...Women do usually express their emotions more than men and this does help fight the depression, because locking the emotions up just strengthens the depression. Because women shows their emotions more, it's more natural then that you think of women having depression more than men...in fact, Panic_Man, many men don't announce their depression but hide it away, thinking, as you said, that it's not "macho." But why is it so important to be "macho"? Why let society dictate which illnesses you can talk about? Anybody can have depression, and it's not pathetic, weak,babyish etc to admit it. I suppose you're talking about friends and family who think you're "crap" to admit it. When you talk to people who do understand depression however, it's not seen that way. For example, we here don't think anything less of you for coming here and saying you're depressed. In fact quite the opposite. It does take quite a bit of courage to admit personal problems to complete strangers.

Hopefully soon, your Celexa will kick in and you'll start to feel better. In the meantime, why don't you try going to your local library and getting out books on depression? If you're worried about what the library assistants might think, don't be, because what you borrow from the library is none of their business. Or maybe there's some kind of depression support group in your area?

Whatever you do, don't be ashamed of your illness. There's nothing to be ashamed of.

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