Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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gooch 08/04/2010

I really do not like using the words--mental illness. I think it is time to make a change. I have a depressive problem that comes and goes.
Why do we patients have to put up with the crud that others put on us.
I am not mentally ill. I am not crazy. I do not have a psychiatric disorder. I would like to throw the DSM in the trash can. Thanks.

deleted_user 08/04/2010

Well, it IS a label. Some of us here have psychiatric disorders, some of us have Mental Illnesses.Depression can be classified as a mental illness, depending on the specifics. It all depends on your diagnosis & how it is looked at. Nothing wrong with the labels, if you don't let them get to you. I also have leukemia but I don't walk around calling myself "a leukemic." I am a person. I happen to have some physical and mental illness. No biggie.

deleted_user 08/04/2010

I don't like labels, I do have issues but I am not them, they are a part of me though. I agree I do not have a mentnal illness, althoug my diagnosis say s I do. I refuse to fall into a catagory to classify myself..I am just me.

deleted_user 08/04/2010

Depression is a disease. Its a chemical imbalance.

BTW I am crazy but in a good way.

gooch 08/07/2010

I know I have an illness, disorder, dysfunction, problem. I have severe problems with anxiety, panic, and depression. What I don't like is the word MENTAL and all the labels that others have for us.
We are not a disease we are a person with a problem called disease.

deleted_user 08/07/2010

I AM mentally ill....sometimes crazy....

people who cannot see past labels or who look upon me with disdain are worse off than me so.......yeah

Who wants to be normal anyway.

gooch 08/07/2010

What does it mean to be mental?

deleted_user 08/07/2010

I think everyone is "mentally ill" at some point in their life to some degree.

I do believe a lot of depression is situational, rising from one's past trauma or unresolved issues that were crucial to one's developement. Other situations abound.

sja 08/07/2010

I joke that I am crazy with my friends, but I hate saying I'm mentally ill, also. I don't know why.

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