I know exactly what you mean Daeva, I have said before that unless a person has been depressed they don`t know what it`s like. I mean nothing anyone can say will help. All the "pull yourself together" cliches just serve to make you/me angry, we get annoyed because we have already thought those things, like must carry on for the kids` sake, etc, so we take peoples well meant "advice" as an insult, as if we haven`t the capacity to think. Just my opinion, regards Dionysius.

It's this very problem that causes me to avoid people in general. It negatively impacts my work and enjoyment of life because I can't deal with another person telling me to be happy for what I have and calm down. As if it were that easy.