People are often “proud” of those who suffer from Depression when they (the sufferers) are doing something for these others or at least not being a nuisance.
The number of people (employers, family members, friends, and others) who say they “understand depression” and “do what they can for people who suffer from it”, yet where are they when the person is suffering?
It’s easy to “understand” and “help” someone when they are doing what we consider “normal”.
What about when the person is sick? Only helping people “when they help themselves” is weak. True “help” occurs when it is needed.
It is common knowledge (and if it’s not, educate yourselves) that depression sufferers know themselves better than anyone else. If that is true (or at least believed), how come people are so quick to criticize when a depressive passes up on an invitation, or takes a day off work?
Would we be as critical of the cancer patient or AIDS sufferer who had the same behaviour?
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