FUUUUUUUCK YOU.
Fuck people who think mental illnesses are just "life problems" and that depression isn't a legitimate disorder. Just because you felt "depressed" when your dog died or when you were having a bad day doesn't mean you could come close to understanding how a person who has been diagnosed with depression feels. Or that you have any right to invalidate what they've gone through. Fuck. Off.
It's true that anti-depressants are over-prescribed. But just because a bunch of people feel the need to validate their bad moods is no reflection on those who genuinely need medication. If a person who felt suicidal a few years ago is now happy, healthy, and able to take care of themselves, then it's worth a thousand stressed-out people who had a bad day popping happy pills.
So again, fuck off. Your judgment of depression is making me depressed.
Sigh. I feel better now.
It's true that anti-depressants are over-prescribed. But just because a bunch of people feel the need to validate their bad moods is no reflection on those who genuinely need medication. If a person who felt suicidal a few years ago is now happy, healthy, and able to take care of themselves, then it's worth a thousand stressed-out people who had a bad day popping happy pills.
So again, fuck off. Your judgment of depression is making me depressed.
Sigh. I feel better now.