Posted by coral on April 29, 2003, at 11:16:03
In reply to depression, it's not just for sad people anymore!, posted by ayuda on April 29, 2003, at 10:02:29
It's amazing... I'm post severe clinical depression by a few years now, but I'm exquisitely sensitive to the misunderstandings. On PSB, I posted a thread re: CAUTION: SI. My WH and I rented the DVD, and I blew a gasket over it. Two days and three rants later, my WH suggested that I post an inquiry on here to get others' thoughts. I'm not an SI'er (is that the proper term?), with the exception of one disassociative episode w/a razor decades ago), but found myself extremely protective of people who suffer from SI.
Whenever the opportunity presents itself to educate people about depression, I'll take it, but if the person has already made up his/her mind and is of the "Snap out of it" persuasion, I'll smile sweetly and say, "It's clear that you have no grasp of this situation." Also irritating to me are the folks who are so misinformed about meds......... arrrrghghghghgh
And so I rant....
Coral
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