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Old Dec 18, 2004, 11:27 AM
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Grey Goose: This is a great list of the ignorant sayings that we depressives hear. It just makes the depression worse, because on top of feeling bad, we are now instructed to feel guilty and even worse because we are unable to "snap out of it."

I have found such comments very, very hurtful, and they push me down deeper and deeper into misery.

The biggest help I ever found was the repeated comments on the depression forum that I was sick. I heard it from Ts, too, but seeing it here over and over again finally penetrated the thick cloud of unhappiness and discouragement around me. It was only when that thought was fully and completely my own that I could have enough hope to take tiny baby steps to help myself and to dismiss the ignorant comments of people who don't understand depression.

We have had public information campaigns for many diseases. Through repeated exposure, smoking has declined in some populations, more women than ever get mammos, and even AIDs has been contained in many western countries.

Depression has become widespread in post-industrial societies. It is time for a massive public information campaign to help people understand this nefarious disease and put an end to the hurtful ignorant sayings. IM not so humble O.
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