Posted by Libby Bonine on March 19, 2002, at 15:31:12
In reply to Re: How do y'all function; anyone as bad off as me? » Libby Bonine, posted by JohnX2 on March 16, 2002, at 2:06:31
It bothers me that in spite of all the tv shows, magazine articles, etc. about depression as an illness that so many people still treat it as a character flaw... even people you think would know better.
My 16 year old daughter has been suffering from major depression for four years now. We expecct she will require medication for her entire life.
She tried to stay active in school, makes B's, and is even a schooll cheerleader... but every year, we have to fight to keep her out of summer school because local school policy is that students who miss too many days are required to attend summer school. I have been amazed by the number of educators who have books about teenage depression in their offices but say things like, "Why don't you just MAKE her get up and go to school?" They don't understand that every time she goes through a med change or a moderate degree of stress, she goes through a PHYSICAL adjustment period. I understand the need to hold depressed workers/students to the same standards as others, but shouldn't B's be good enough?
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