Misunderstanding Depression

What really gets me, is people who say "I'm depressed" when they're just really sad. There is a huge difference, HUGE. I am on medication for the fourth time in my life, and it is helping, but I still am dealing with it. It's nice to see I am not alone in my irritation with people that just don't get it.

Mental illness as a whole is still highly stigmatized and misunderstood. While strides have been made and perspectives regarding mental illness are slowly evolving. Depression is often mistaken for laziness or a lack of motivation when it is the illness at work and not the person's volition. Some of us know what causes our depressions and others have no idea but just have to deal with the symptoms. What you say is very true.

It is highly misunderstood. And those who haven't experienced it will never know what it truly feels like. I hate it when someone tells me to 'snap out of it'. Yeah, like I really want to spend my time feeling this way. I don't understand the thought process of some people. Anything can cause depression. And it may seem small to one person and ten times that amount to another. And you definitely can be depressed if your life seemed okay.

this is what i don't understand about the general public. they would use the term loosely. due respect to those who are undergoing depression..learn the term before you use it. depression may show manifestations of being sad..but sadness and depression are far different from each other. depression is a mental state or condition. although hormones and chemicals can influence emotions, depression is not an emotion. it's a condition. this word started to become a household term when people discovered the it. there are different kinds of depression. you are more than welcome to review them and select your choice. magazines, short stories, tv series, afternoon soaps and even commercials made "depression" as a subtle statement of being misunderstood, A-list kind of condition. we may dwell on the feeling of being sad, but let's not claim that it's depression. if you think you have depression, go seek a professional. you need pills for this, not the sympathy of your friends and acquaintances for your bad breakup or bad experiences. again...it is a mental state/condition...not an emotion. we should know better.

Hi friend, i wonder why you are getting depression without any reasons? try your maximum to come out from this kind of unwanted depressions which is not good for you, as well as it don't have any meaning to waste your precious time in this sort

The feeling of sadness in life. We are humans that we need to feel being down with or without reason at all. In time, we find our ways to boost ourselves. If we feel inspired, then we live so energetic to face the realization in life.

That is so true, a lot of people thinks that you can only be depresses when you have problems, little did they know that depression is brought by changes in hormones, chemical imbalance and a lot about the biology of our body. I knew that because I do feel depressed sometimes, and when I do I just gulp a lot of pineapple juice because I heard that the chemical responsible for moods is present in pineapple. I am a very lucky person, with beautiful kids, a very loving husband and a supportive family and yet i still feel depressed sometimes.

Well, sometimes its unavoidable that we feel depressed for the day..but for the health its not a good side, i believe in Meditation which will balance our mind and helps to be normal at situations.