Posted by Dr. Bob on April 26, 2005, at 0:15:36
In reply to Re: I don't see a difference » Dr. Bob, posted by AuntieMel on April 25, 2005, at 11:29:58
> The one you found uncivil:
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> > Personally, I do not believe that it is a "problem," with "symptoms" or "a diagnosis."
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> was in response to:
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> > > A person w/ situational/atypical depression is sad, cries, or grieves for a situation in their life, that may be fleeting, and not necessarily a situation in their brain.
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> So - I didn't think that saying she thought that crying and grieving in response to a life situation was [not] a problem or needed a diagnosis was unsupportive at all.1. I think there's a difference between saying something isn't necessarily a situation in the brain and it isn't a problem.
2. Regarding being supportive, it was also in response to:
> > > I may have had situational/atypical depression when I was young, but I took strong anti-depressants.
and I didn't think it was supportive to tell someone who had taken strong antidepressants that they hadn't had a problem.
Bob
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