I heard something on the radio awhile back that i wanted to share.  There was a program on grief and a therapist or somebody was talking about feeling badly.  She said that depression is a medical illness and is actually not that common.  The treatment for it is medication and therapy.  She said that most people are actually sad about something or multiple things and the treatment for that is human connection.

I thought that was very well put.  I guess it can be a fine line but I know that most of the time I have felt really bad, it's usually due to loneliness and lack of connection even if I am not aware of it at the time.  And then if someone can't find that connection they can start feeling worse and worse and then, for instance, might go to the doctor and be put on meds for depression which can actually mess with their heads even more.  And of course doctors aren't going to take the time to differentiate between sadness and depression, it's just easier for them to had out a med.

I wish the world was friendlier.  People on here seem much friendlier and more compassionate than the people in the real world.  Why is that?  Is it because here we are anonymous for the most part and so can let our guard down?  Or is it because we aren't actually presenting our real selves?  Just have some free time today and am rambling.