Yes, I was diagnosed with what they said is severe depression with suicidal tendencies. I'm on a couple different medications for it. I do have a friend group of people that are both not depressed at all to clinically being diagnosed as having depression. We try to help each other out as much as we can. Relationships can be hard as there is such a social stigma with mental illnesses. I can't count the number of times I've lost a friend or potential romantic partner because of my depression.
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Am I? Probably.
Is everyone I know? No idea, can't say it's something that comes up and I'm not qualified to diagnose them.
If I am depressed, I’m managing it well enough to function. I don’t take any medications or do therapy or anything like that. I probably have some unhealthy habits I’ve developed over time, but overall things are going okay I guess.
I’ve never known a person who is not depressed or anxious, just people who won’t accept that they are depressed or anxious.
No, and that's absurd. The definition requires something non-normal. It's amazing that you can't seem to find a single normal person.
Real depression where it's actually diagnosed, a few, I knew a lot of people with fake depression
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Depressed people love talking online about how depressed they are. Especially self-diagnosed depressed people.
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Young people in particular are prone to "depression" because they want to fit in and depression is so hot right now
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