I definitely don’t mean to be “cruel” when I say that I wish some people would go through things to teach them a sensitivity. Every time I say that to people, they don’t understand where I’m coming from and they just think its cruel. I thought maybe I am cruel because nobody else has ever told me they thought like that but I’m glad to hear you understand what I mean.
When I said doctor I meant psychiatrist. My parents were scared it was more of a mental illness because I was having severe mood swings but that has gone away.
I think one of the hardest parts of depression (any emotional/mental illness) is that it’s thought of as a “stigma” on the person and their family. This makes everything a top secret. True, its just like having diabetes but many people tend to think that its you who can’t deal with life. That’s why its a nightmare in school because when I’m upset I’m forced to shut myself up because if anyone finds out… I can’t be myself at all(although right now I don’t know who I am anymore!).
And really, all you’re doing is amazing! It’s such a comfort to be able to just say what I want somewhere where people will understand me. And on the note of helping myself…I gtg to bed-sleep’s important. 🙂