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Originally Posted by lizardlady
Rdgrad, not sure I can explain this very well.. I've been sad for months now. There have been events going on in my life that would make anyone sad. Been sad longer than two weeks, but there are reasons for it. Plus it doesn't feel the same as when I'm depressed. Does that make any sense? The general population use sad and depressed like they are interchangeable, but they aren't. Sad usually gas an identifiable cause. Depression feels like I am buried under a huge weight that never goes away. I isolate myself from the world. I start having thoughts about "S". Mainly it's the way it feels though.
You are not alone in the way you are feeling
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Oh I think I know what you mean, basically you get sad from things that would make anyone sad but it's a lot worse for you? In that case, I totally get what you mean. Yeah society uses the words sad and depression interchangeably all the time, like one day someone will feel a bit bummed out for a short period and claim they are feeling a bit depressed even though they technically aren't depressed. I'll be honest I used to do that since years ago when I thought they were pretty much the same thing, depression is way more than just sadness and lasts a long time with little to no relief.