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I haven't conflated sadness with depression. I was in fact stating the opposite. Unfortunately I am very aware of most of the symptoms of depression as I have

I haven't conflated sadness with depression. I was in fact stating the opposite. Unfortunately I am very aware of most of the symptoms of depression as I have suffered it myself in the past. And yes, I did take antidepressants. I am not against their use at all, only against misdiagnoses. 15 years of mourning the death of a loved one is of course abnormal, as I have stated already in another response around this thread, but... is it depression? Or is it lack of coping mechanisms? Maybe learning to face reality is better than depending on a daily dose?

samirillian 9y ago
Not a doctor, but: it seems the real problem with your claim is that it's patently absurd to say that a symptom can only be a symptom if it has no cause. Symptoms present themselves that we might find the cause of the problem. Do you mean no cause other than a chemical imbalance? I still think that's shaky ground, but I don't really know enough to say.
rsynnott 9y ago
> Maybe learning to face reality is better than depending on a daily dose? Anti-depressants are one tool for treating depression, but they’re usually not meant to be the only tool and ideally people would usually not end up on them indefinitely.