This blog post has made me feel very sad and introspective: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/depression-part-two.html
I am very pleased Allie is back, if even for just one post. I feel very sad that she felt/feels very sad.
We've been learning about depression and other mental illnesses in uni lately. Depression is classified using a pretty concrete criteria. You must have either a depressed mood or anhedonia (lack of interest) and then at least three of some other symptoms (weight changes, sleeping changes, guilt, fatigue, lack of focus etc.).
Obviously, depression can easily manifest itself as losing/gaining weight, being unable to focus and other really annoying things. And if you have depression, you will usually have a depressed mood (I guess...). But it's very strange to read about depression using this criteria where these physical symptoms and random other "feelings" are used as the basis of diagnosis.
Just talking about depression is depressing, frankly. So I must stop now. This post really has no purpose.
J
About Me
- Junaberry
- I'm a student from Australia who used to have a lot of time on her hands but doesn't have that much anymore. Now she has other stuff on her hands.
2 comments:
Depression does have a nasty habit of being pretty depressing.
-Meg
it is, honestly, the worst.
Post a Comment