Posted by susan C on July 16, 2001, at 10:52:34
In reply to Re: Query: has the attention to depression helped?, posted by Roo on July 16, 2001, at 8:19:01
In the late 80's I sought treatment for the first time, I said, I will talk about this, be my own one man band so to speak. Now I am trying to keep my mouth shut. It seems like everyone wants to try and 'fix' me, tell me what I should do.
> I'm not sure, racer. In some ways, the media
> attention has made it worse. Like it's seen
> as "trendy" or just jumping on the anti depressant
> bandwagon when you say you have depression and take
> meds. There's this sense that everyone's on prozac,
> and all these prozac jokes. You know what I mean?
> In a way, I still feel reluctant to tell people I
> have depression and take antidepressants b/c I feel
> like people will roll their eyes and be like "right!
> Everyone and their brother is depressed and taking
> prozac", and just treat me like a whiner. It seems
> like it's become more acceptable to talk about, but
> it's also become a joke.
poster:susan C
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