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Originally Posted by mctone
How do you explain anything to someone who's mind is closed to believing that what you're saying is true; real? For someone who has never dealt with depression, it's difficult for them to understand what we experience (and overcome) on a daily basis. I guess I've given up on being understood by anyone who is "normal". Could someone explain to me exactly what "normal" is, anyway? Is my "normal" different from your "normal"? Does that make the one above, or beneath the other?
Fortunately, everyone I have met on this site has been so understanding, and non-judgmental, and that's so refreshing. I wish I could hug everyone on here that I have talked with so far... I'll keep trying, and you keep trying, and eventually, everyone will get a hug or two from someone! I like hugs...  |
Basically - for depression, I had to give them something that they could imagine in a realistic way. I would ask them if they had someone or a pet they loved dearly? Then I would say - ok, now imagine that person/pet died unexpectedly - on that same day you also had your car stolen, you lost your job, and you were evicted. Now you have nowhere to go, no way to find a place, and nobody to turn to - how do you feel? what do you do? Imagine that being your life for months or years and there was nothing you could do to change it, everytime you tried and came close...it all fell apart again. That's depression.