Reply #5: Oh, he is so right about the misnaming of that disease! [View All]

[tavalon]

Depression, my ass. It is such a profound pain, the likes of which those who haven't experienced its ravages can have no understanding. It is not possible to understand it unless you have lived with it and for most of us who are lifers, we have almost died with it. I am on lifetime medication and I am grateful for the opportunity to continue life while enjoying it. And I'm glad he touched on the misbegotten belief that those that take anti-depressants have blunted feelings. My feelings, including rage and fury at this maladministration and our freefall into fascism are not blunted in any way. When I get my feelings hurt, I cry. When I see my partners playing together, I feel profound joy. None of it is blunted. None. What is eased and even often erased is the death dealing disease I have had most of my life.

Profoundly good article from someone who has been there.

Kicked and recommended.