Have you ever been depressed? Did you have people telling you just to get over it? Or to just “think positively” and “believe in yourself”, expecting it to go away like magic? How did you respond?
This is a comment by Jonathan G on the post “Confidence is Chemical“.
Jonathan G said:
Thank you so much for putting this poignant article and your feelings out there for the world to see, and maybe to understand depression a little bit better. I, too, have heard the line, “You just need to be more confident!” far too many times. In my mind, I’ve always compared admonishing a person with depression with that line to telling a paraplegic person, “I don’t see what the problem is, you just need to stand up and walk!” There are so many things that people do so naturally and apparently effortlessly that they just can’t grok how much of a challenge it can be a challenge for others.
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Wow, this article is fastidious, my sister is analyzing such things, so I am going to tell her.
There exists a cure for depression. It worked for me. I took it 8 times over a two week period and was freed from 18 years of pain.
It’s called AYAHUASCA.
If you suffer from depression or know someone who does, please tell them about this. Read about it.
I want to thank you for this comment of the day and the comparison with telling a paraplegic person to just walk.
I admit I borrowed this line from you to use on another message board in a dispute with a commenter who steadfastly asserts that victims of abuse should just leave, and anyone who doesn’t is just stupid. I wasn’t the only woman there trying to talk him out of it, but this line seemed to capture exactly what we were all trying to say: it’s just not that easy.
Well put. Even my own mother told me the other day. “I hope you are not depressed anymore. You really need to snap out of it.” Granted I was, but I nearly flipped my lid when she said that. Even after describing things to her she still didn’t understand it wasn’t a choice. She’s been a nurse for almost 30 years now too, which makes me think wth don’t they teach you this stuff?