1) You need to develop a POSITIVE attitude
2) Life is what you make it
3) Stop feeling sorry for yourself
4) If you think "depressed" you'll BE depressed
5) I don't want to hear about your problems!
6) Oh, your just a complainer...stop whining!
7) Just read a book/take a walk and you'll feel better
8) Your just feeling sorry for yourself
9) You need to just pull yourself up by your bootstraps!

Why do ignorant people who have never experienced depression themselves seem to think the answers to treating depression are as simple as a one-liner?. It's like someone without children trying to tell someone with children how to raise them. I'll tell another thing too. While I've never had problems on this (or similar boards) I can go to any other kind of board and get along fine, make lots of friend, etc but the very SECOND I get bummed out and even mention the word "depression", I get ganged up on and treated like some kind of whiny little freak who is just feeling sorry for myself and trying to drag everyone else down with me. Anyone else ever experience this?

- Just some thoughts (for whatever they are worth)