One of the things that makes me so angry is people who e-mail me that thing about Abraham Lincoln having depression and how he just "decided" to not be depressed and look at all the great work he did. Like you can't do great things DESPITE having depression. First he had to decide he didn't have it.

First off, I'm pretty sure depression wasn't even a diagnosable thing back then. Secondly, if someone with no legs wins a marathon they are a hero for overcoming their illness. But if you did the same thing with schizophrenia or bipolar, either it would get ignored or they would use that same "they decided not to have this problem so they didn't" type of attitude. It's kind of annoying. (Or they would pat you down before you even started to make sure you weren't violent.)