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Old Mar 21, 2020, 12:35 PM
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Very good points. No, we are not consumers, we are citizens thank you very much. I think I am afraid to admit that I have depression as a disease because I don't think I fit my definition of depression. Yet all my therapists and even some of my friends say I am depressed. I think I view myself as "better than that". I don't want to admit I have that problem because I view depression as something ugly. My ex-wife has depression and looking at her from my perspective, she was very difficult to deal with. She was such a drag when she was depressed. Maybe I am afraid that I might be viewed that way by others?

Anyways, thanks for the reply!
Huh, interesting. I wonder if you would find yourself so harshly judging yourself if it were another disease, like diabetes or coronary artery disease or cancer. Just wondering about all that, I guess. Just my opinion, but again, I do not believe it is possible to "give oneself" a major depessieve episode. YMMV, of course.
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