Originally Posted by marsye
Ok, I guess I just don't understand it because I've never had it. A friend of mine just told me she was taking drugs for depression now and I couldn't see anything she should be depressed about so I was just wondering.....B
Maryse, I think that sentence explains why you don't understand. There are many people who think someone who is depressed must have "something to be depressed about" that causes it, and that isn't the case at all. It is a chemical imbalance, and usually has nothing to do with what is or is not "going on in your life". And it is very real!! I am glad you've never experienced it. My sister hasn't either, and doesn't really understand, but she accepts that it is real, and PHYSICAL, not mental. That's all that is needed, really. And if you learn something, it's not a bad thing.