By Anonymous - 27/05/2015 13:39 - United Kingdom - Letchworth

Today, my dad stood by and nodded in agreement as my sister told me that my clinical depression is "getting REALLY old." FML
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LittleBlackbird 20

Their ignorance is getting REALLY old too.

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Crenny 16

Sounds like her clinical bitchiness is getting old too. FYL.

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RockstarJAy 16

When I was trying to explain to my dad how my depression works, he said to stop being depressed because it was making him angry and that he knows that I have no mental illnesses just because he "minored in psychology".

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rockabillykid 14

tell your sister her period and her being moody is getting really ******* old. that's bullshit I'm sorry. depression is serious, I hope you find peace. and know that help is there. And you can fight this. I deal with depression it's hard and I reached out and found help. So can you. get a pit bull. they are the best breed for depression, get as a pup and raise them. good luck and cheers. don't ever fight this alone.

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lmf5292 10

I'm sorry you don't have the support you deserve from your family. Stay strong.

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BlindBoy27 6

I've seen how hard it can be to fight depression, it almost took my best friend. it is real, it is difficult, but that does not mean you are bad or the problem. good luck and God bless.

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morgankimberlyyy 14

I accidentally clicked YDI, but I understand where you're coming from.. I have a chemical imbalance in my head which causes me to be depressed for no reason at all and I have to take medications for it and all the time my friends say "just get over it" or "move on". Like it's that easy. Just know you're not alone and I support you. Feel better soon, friend. :)

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16sparklytrees 13

look they didn't have depression years ago I'm not saying its not real but still

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limabeans101029 20

So... what's your point? The reason they "didn't have depression" was because people with mental illnesses were just thrown into asylums and treated like subhumans.

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DoomedGemini 37

Depression was always around. They just didn't name it or treat it. Some of the biggest poets and painters from the past are thought to have mental disorders from thoughts and behaviors. Just like diseases like cancer weren't named. They didn't have the knowledge we have about many illnesses, physical AND mental.

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MrRahmoub 9

Everyone seems to have depression these days... It makes you suspicious.

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cjfred 13

Please try to cut them some slack, OP. It *does* get mentally and emotionally exhausting to deal with a family member's medical issues day after day. I'm sure they care about you and want to help, but being unable to cure your depression is probably frustrating to them just like it is to you. True, they shouldn't have said it out loud and risked making things worse, but people often make bad decisions when under stress.

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leogachi 15

Actually, they should express their frustration because the alternative is to bottle it up until they explode. However, instead of saying it so harshly they should have opened up a respectful discussion.

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eb9821 11

Sound like a YDI. There is medicine out there to treat that and just because you have clinical depression, everyone around shouldn't have to go through it too

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TallMist 32

Hey, guess what? Clinical depression is not that easy to get over! Also, how do you know they have the money to afford medication and/or therapy for clinical depression? Also, no, not everyone has to go through it too, but you'd think they'd at least try to be supportive and sensitive. She's family for God's sake! If you think it's right to not care about your family member's mental illnesses and try to help them and even be insensitive about it by saying it's getting old, but not even attempting to help them at all, well... I guess that's all up to you, but you'd be wrong to think it's right.

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limabeans101029 20

Totally agree with 80. Firstly, not everybody responds to antidepressants. It's not just a case of taking a few pills and it all instantly gets better. Some people fare better with talking therapies like CBT. However, like 80 has pointed out, both drug therapy and talking therapies can be very expensive and there's often a long waiting list for them. "just because you have clinical depression, everyone around shouldn't have to go through it too"- Wow, you sound caring. It can be extremely tiring to have to pretend to be feeling okay all the time. There are times when you just have to let someone know how you're really feeling. Usually, this will be someone close to you. My boyfriend has depression and occasionally needs to vent his feelings to me. I can deal with that because I love him. My grandma also has depression. Sometimes she'll randomly burst into tears at family gatherings. She doesn't do it on purpose, she isn't trying to seek attention and she isn't trying to make everyone else suffer with her. I think it'd be pretty heartless of anyone to suggest otherwise.

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brittanylayne20 3

******* morons. Break their legs and tell them that they should stop pretending it hurts because it's getting really old.

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