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Originally Posted by eskielover
Wise choice. I know no one in my family understood the depression I had because they said it was "so not like me". But then again, I didn't understand it either cause it was a new challenge in my life & so much of my past (unknown to me) went into the depression
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I agree with this. Most times people who are not educated in depression mental illness belived thats its all due to the person being weak, lazy, unmotivated, etc. this seems to be more common with older folks who are a bit stubborn.
But the truth is that they were not like this and the reason why their function collapsed due chemical imbalance in the brain which those neurotransmitter affect the person’s behavior.
Its like saying to a diabetic patient lower your sugar level with your will. Thats impossible and its not something that they made themselves ill. Who in the world wants to be depressed and become detached from the world?
Sure depression is part of our emotion. But clinically stated that if the symptoms of depression lasts more than 2 weeks its considered a mental illness for depression