Being honest about your depression

I'm interested to see what happens....Please keep us informed.

Did you just post an image or did you say anything about it?

This image is so poignant!

Was there other info about the depressed person's brain in the image? (Length of depression? Treatment yet? I'm just curious)

I just posted the image. I am assuming that people think I have it because I posted the image, i dunno. Alot of people already know.

I do not volunteer that I have a depression struggle. If someone cared to get to know me, I would probably admit it, but it would depend on the person.

http://forums.psychcentral.com/depre...zafirides.html

I got it from another post a member posted there are links to a website with podcasts and interviews.

I'm sorry, I meant did you write anything about the image (besides the existing caption)

No i didn't just the image with the captions on top. I didn't say anything about it. I thought it was an image that spoke a thousand words. One of my parents friends posted that she would like to discuss it further with me. I posted a link to a harvard article for her.

What causes depression? - Harvard Health Publications

I really only got two responses on face book to that image. People shy away from it. I did get 5 likes.
response 1
She is trying to be helpful but doesn't have a clue.
Response 2
She gets it and I know she has a family member who has it.
I have like 238 friends on face book. we will see if anyone else responds. It seems to me people don't want to talk about it.
Response 3
Very understanding
Response 4
These are the responses that drive me crazy. It just eats at me. Can't he see that the person on the left probably can't even get out of bed, is probably suicidal, and will be lucky to reach out for the help they need. That is the risk I took by posting on face book. Now I cannot keep myself from responding and that means putting myself out there is a personal way. I hadn't made it anything about me I just posted the pic. He knows I have depression and sees fit to give me advice on how to fix it. I am very tempted to type a very long list of everything I have done over the last 20 years to fix it in response.

Do a little at a time if you want. The "public" doesn't have a clue and if they haven't walked a mile in our shoes they can't comprehend what it's like and shy away from any interaction like it's viral or something. I would say not to try to convince anyone except your family and closest friends. But in a one tone face to face meeting. They'll be able to see the pain you're going through and hopefully realize all is not what it seems with you...that you aren't ready to face the world and you need their understanding and support if they can.

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Yeah you are right. I seem to want everyone to understand and take those kinds of comments very personal when I shouldn't. Its the risk I take by not caring who knows. I am very lucky to have a family, especially my parent, who do understand and are very supportive. My mom worked in mental health her whole life and my dad has worked real hard to understand.

Response 5
She gets it because she has family members with depression.

Response 6
6 responses. 2 were trying to be helpful but just don't get it.
4 were very empathetic and supportive. There are people out there who understand.

Welcome DT how are you doing? Hope well pc is a great place, hope it helps.I can relate a littl, I have been very depressed and feel like I put on fake smiles for.people.

Like the pic. Mind if I borrow it?

From time to time, I just want to let people know what's going on with me, but I'm hesitant because I don't need anyone saying anything ignorant to make things worse, or even using it against me. That fourth response, things like that irritate me also. It's not as simple as "thinking yourself better". My therapist recommended that I get the book From Panic To Power, and it's about someone who saw a program on TV, got the tapes, and is "cured" of her anxiety. Now she's telling people that it's all about attitude, and that maybe somehow they benefit from their anxiety. I've done a lot of soul searching over the last what, 30 years, and I see no benefit from having anxiety and depression. Do people really think that we want to have a lesser quality of life? It just makes me angry, because I say to myself, these people just don't get it. I know the difference between being sad and/or "normally" anxious, and being depressed and having panic disorder. I keep telling myself that some of these people mean well, but at the end of the day, it doesn't help.