Posted by laima on July 19, 2006, at 10:19:39
In reply to What is it with people?, posted by curtm on July 12, 2006, at 15:25:21
The sort of attitute you describe really upsets me, too. I feel that I've lost friends who don't see why I haven't "snapped out of it", and I fear I've been shunned by people who sense something is wrong--and seems to stay wrong. I'm really hurt by all of it.
Why in this day and age there is so much ignorance and judgement about mood disorders I cannot comprehend.
> I was talking to this woman about depression and an event that happened to someone very depressed. She is no stranger. A good coworker and friend, but she said, "I think it all stems from something underlying, don't you?"
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> By that I am pretty sure she was implying that those illnesses stem from purely behavioral and environment issues. Of course I said, "No, I don't agree."
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> It is purely uneducated and biased. I sometimes want to say things that I shouldn't to them.
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