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Dec 15, 2013, 03:28 PM
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Member Since: Dec 2013
Location: CA
Posts: 50
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Originally Posted by Samanthagreene
I finally told a friend about my depression and her response was, "I think I can understand because sometimes I get sad for no reason too." I was both touched by how she was trying to understand and support me but also a little insulted that she thought depression was just "a little sad for no reason" and I was just such a wimp I needed medication and therapy for it.
What would you say to this response?
-Sam
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Oh, Sam! She was absolutely doing the best she could! Too many people have no idea -- and she is one of them. I think from this I would learn the level of understanding this friend is capable of. I wish you feeling a lot better and a future with friends who can understand. I was thrilled to get a diagnosis and learn it had a name and I wasn't just a sad-sack! But I had nobody to tell. Keep that friend to meet for coffee or a movie. Don't un-friend her for being somewhat inadequate. I'm a veteran. I had to get out of Bakersfield, CA even if Barbara Kingsolver did write about it! I could not go right or left because of family micro-managing. Now I'll need a barf bag if I hear one more sappy "Thankyouforyourservice!" That's all they know. . .
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