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Those are all very good points, both Clodfobble and Dana. It is so very complex. And depression lies lies lies like a dog. So, it is very hard to tell what, or more importantly, who...is real.
You both said it better than I ever could. But Dana...thank you for this:
...elements of how depression affects people probably do carry a stigma. So - if one of the symptoms of your depression is an absolute incapability of doing relatively simple things like make a phone call or post a letter, whilst you are still able to do much more demanding things like attend a class or go into work - that sort of thing people just think is laziness.
I haven't heard anyone say they understand that specificity before. And I'd not really thought of it that way myself, though it fits me to a T.
It's all so hard to sort out.
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