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I Battle Depression

Why

By: deleted
Written on December 12th, 2009

Why does no one take depression seriously as an illness. People who are sick with the flu are not accused of wanting to be sick or being selfish for being sick. So why are people who suffer from depression always accused of being selfish or wanting to suffer? We are sick. This is why it is so hard to get help. Becuase there is such a stigma related to depression. It's not so easy to just shake depression.

By: deleted
Age: 26-30
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  • timmybrett
    timmybrett

    MISSY I'M SORRY I HADNOT READ THIS...ITRIED TO CHAT U UP NOT KNOWING THIS ISSUE....WELL IF I CAN AMUSE U I WILL TRY........TIM

    Jan 1, 2010
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  • liltia
    liltia

    yea i get it i have been depressed for a while now and i finally sat my parents down to tell them i needed help and they looked at me and said your fine its just something everyone goes through now start eating and stop hurting yourself and get over it your fine. so that was pretty cute. so know how you feel.

    Dec 13, 2009
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  • meollyo
    meollyo

    I can relate to you.

    There are people I know that're like that. They'd say I need to snap out of it.

    Or how stupid I'm being.



    If it was really easy to shake, then it wouldn't be called a mental health issue.



    It's hard to talk about it sometimes because I get scared of what they might think of me afterwards.



    But y'know what?

    Here in EP it doesn't matter - because there are people who'll understand.

    I'm open to talk/listen if you want :)



    Take care.

    Dec 13, 2009
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