Sorry to be coming into this discussion rather late-thanks for the thread lots of good comments & insight here. I've heard many "normal" folks say this (including family members) but the last time I heard it was in a depression support group a few months ago-I was surprised when someone brought it up & then when 7 or 8 others agreed I was super surprised. I think sometimes it's like a knee jerk response to the shock & trauma-but it was the first time I had heard it come from others dealing with depression. I think it shows the amount of misunderstanding & lack of knowledge about depression even amongst some that suffer from it.