If a friend or family member is ill they get sympathy but not if they are clinically depressed Why i
health advisory
Hospital
Mental Health
2007-11-15 19:00:52
People can only see what you wish to show them when it comes to the mind, and people will only see what they wish to see when it comes to depression.
Well all i can say is that people are afraid of the word depression and automatically think that someone who is or has had depression is weak.I get so angry at this,the majority of US and yes i too had a complete mental breakdown and no I'm not afraid to admit it,have suffered bouts of depression to since.Its the only illness where you are treated like a criminal(My view)I was admitted to a mental hospital after my breakdown and far from being kind and caring they searched me like a criminal.Unlike other hospitals there were no get well cards or flowers.The ward was drab and dirty.To me at that time all i was in need of was a bit of kindness,all i gained was an even bigger fear,a fear of where the hell do i turn to when im feeling this ill again,If your family dont support you.To me the mental health so called professionals should only be allowed to work with people ill with depression etc if they have suffered from this themselves.I truly feel that this side of medicine needs to be put under scrutiny,SORRY! But even after all these years i still cant get over the way mentally ill people are treated.There are a few good ones in the profession,but they are few and far between.If not for my own strength and a brilliant GP at the hands of these people i would be dead now.I feel the stigma of any kind of depression should be discussed publicly,a friend of mine even suggested that when you fill out a job application form dont whatever you do tell them you do or have suffered from depression.WHAT???Lastly as i rant on,we were buying a house at the time and when it came to insuring it as we had an endowment,we were penalised because i was suicidal at one stage.I would support anything that would help highlight this awful illness.1 last thing.When did a depressed person become a PAIR OF CURTAINS(come on now,PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER)Aaaaaaaaaagghhhhhhhhh... QUESTION>It hit a nerve with me