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ZiggiStardust posted...

adjl posted...

A therapist can only help you if you let them, and depression's avolition is a major obstacle to that. Again, that's what outside support is for, so somebody without that outside support is going to struggle tremendously with that.

my, the excuses we make...

Not to comment on ico specifically, because I generally don't comment on people's offline lives unless they bring it up themselves, but adjl is completely correct when he said that real, bonafide depression is a neurochemical condition. It's a lot more than just "having the blues" or "not trying hard enough"; it's a literal chemical imbalance in your brain that fucks around with your moods and your motivation. That's why most treatment for depression involves medication - it's often not enough to just talk it out with a psychologist (although that's typically included as well), you need some things to adjust a chemical imbalance.

I grew up with a family member that had depression. She had a great life - her husband pulled in $750k a year, they loved each other dearly, she lived in a nice house in the country, her life was great and she completely acknowledged that - and she couldn't understand why she was constantly miserable and some days could barely muster the energy to get out of bed.

Depression isn't an excuse; it's a disease that requires proper treatment.
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