> Depressed people need to make changes to their lives. You can't do that when you have someone being your crutch. You also can't do that without a great suppo

> Depressed people need to make changes to their lives. You can't do that when you have someone being your crutch. You also can't do that without a great support network. That piece is critical in the path to recovery, and you should not so arbitrarily dismiss the possibility that to many people, family (spouse, parents, even children) is that support network.