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Depression is an illness, often outside people's control. One might just as well be surprised to learn that a colleague broke his leg.
by dave2000 10y ago
Depression is an illness, often outside people's control. One might just as well be surprised to learn that a colleague broke his leg.
- jonah 10y agoAbsolutely. My reflection was inspired by the parent's comment, not on suicide in general. We should keep an eye out for symptoms in our friends despite their public façades and lend a hand if appropriate.
- mrec 10y agoSure, but unless you work remotely it's usually harder to hide the fact that you broke your leg.
- dave2000 10y agoPeople manage to hide being gay, heroin addicts and other things. Hiding depression is easy.
- spriggan3 10y ago> People manage to hide being gay, heroin addicts and other things. > Hiding depression is easy. That's exactly what the OP said. On the other hand i'm not sure what homosexuality has to do with addiction, fractures or depression.
- SudoNhim 10y ago> Depression is an illness Well, not really. Depression is a "disorder". You can be more biologically predisposed to depression, but that isn't the same thing.
- dave2000 10y agoWe don't know what causes depression, and there's a lot of evidence that it is an illness.