Posted by notfred on January 1, 2007, at 1:39:48
In reply to Re: feeling pressured or accused, posted by Dr. Bob on December 31, 2006, at 15:25:12
> I think it would be very helpful to hear, "you can get help, you can do this, this, and this and here's what happened when I did it, and I'm glad I did it" rather than "snap out of it", "you're such a downer", "stop being so dramatic", or "be more responsable for yourself". Unfortuneately, such sentiments are fairly common with a lot of people who don't know what it is like to feel very depressed, and getting loads of such "advice" can be very discouraging.
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> laimaI think this board is a place were most everyone
has very personal knowledge about being very depressed, or some other mental illness. Some of us have decades of personal experience in this area.
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