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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
Idk....I havent been severely depressed so I'm not sure how it compares to sz/psychosis but I know society in general is more worried about sz so there is an additional stigma to deal with. Of course you are correct about the human being part...very well said.
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Well, I agree that the sz stigma is worse, but most people have no idea how bad depression can get. 'Feeling sad' is less threatening to people than 'loss of touch with reality', but obviously depression is so much more than that. From my experience, I found the depression much harder to cope with and function through than the 'psychosis'. And severe depression, as someone else has already mentioned, can cause psychosis. Psychotic depression was one of my earlier diagnoses. And one of my worst periods caused catatonia for 6 weeks that went completely unrecognised by the MH staff in my parents' city before it thankfully eased up of its own accord.
I don't agree with the competition amongst some MI people about who suffers the most. I agree with Erti that we're all still human beings, regardless of what the diagnosis is, and each condition has specific challenges that another diagnosis might not.
Just my 2 cents.
*Willow*