My question to you: How do you describe depression to someone who has never experienced it?
I mean... seriously? How?
I've been trying to find a way to describe depression to people who are like 'get over it' and what not. How do you describe depression to someone who has never been in that state?
I thought this would be a good topic... maybe not? Maybe if someone here doesn't know how to describe it to someone in their life, you can find something here to help explain? I'm sure everyone on the forum can relate to depression either directly or indirectly. If you're a supporter and have never been depressed, but have seen it in your friend/family/spouse, maybe this will help you understand what they're going through? If you're a survivor, how do you try to explain depression to someone who doesn't quite know or hasn't been through it before?
As for me:
1) Depression is like trying to describe anything but the color black to a person born blind.
2) Depression is being in a room filled with people and things you love and feeling as though the room is cold, gray, and damp.
3) Depression is like a broken record stuck on repeat, screaming 'I surrender' over and over.
I mean... seriously? How?
I've been trying to find a way to describe depression to people who are like 'get over it' and what not. How do you describe depression to someone who has never been in that state?
I thought this would be a good topic... maybe not? Maybe if someone here doesn't know how to describe it to someone in their life, you can find something here to help explain? I'm sure everyone on the forum can relate to depression either directly or indirectly. If you're a supporter and have never been depressed, but have seen it in your friend/family/spouse, maybe this will help you understand what they're going through? If you're a survivor, how do you try to explain depression to someone who doesn't quite know or hasn't been through it before?
As for me:
1) Depression is like trying to describe anything but the color black to a person born blind.
2) Depression is being in a room filled with people and things you love and feeling as though the room is cold, gray, and damp.
3) Depression is like a broken record stuck on repeat, screaming 'I surrender' over and over.