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This is the other thing I don't understand. People seem to have it all figured out, when it comes to other people's feelings. I'm not sure where in my descripti

This is the other thing I don't understand. People seem to have it all figured out, when it comes to other people's feelings. I'm not sure where in my description you get the impression that I don't know what depression is like. I wasn't hitting rock bottom after a bad week at the office. I was laying on my living room floor drinking for a couple of months after my fourth combat tour. When I tell people to try taking a shower, doing some laundry, exercising, and eating something healthy, it's because it works as well as anything that isn't time -- which, again, is the only real cure. It took four years for me to get back to a point where I could have a bad week at the office.

Bluestrike2 10y ago
I'm sorry if I gave you that impression. Actually, I'm pretty upset I made you feel that way to begin with. Talk about ironic, given the point I was trying to make. I kind of took your comments as a segue to respond to the sort of un-thinking ignorance I mentioned your comments getting compared to/judged by/fighting against. It wasn't you I was suggesting don't know what depression feels like, but generic "suck it up" thoughts I was thinking about in response. That said, I still absolutely agree with you. Lifestyle changes can have a profound impact on depression, and perhaps more importantly, can help support other behavioral changes long-term. They might not make the problems go away, but they'll absolutely help people get through the worst aspects, even if other treatments (medication, therapy, CBT, etc.) are needed alongside them.