I'm so tired of this stern, condescending tone towards depressives. Is it not stern and condescending to tell a depressive, "Buck up! It's all in your head. Yo

I'm so tired of this stern, condescending tone towards depressives. Is it not stern and condescending to tell a depressive, "Buck up! It's all in your head. You just need a positive attitude"? The OP has expanded thoughtfully on his intent, so I'm not saying that this is his view. But it remains the view of many others. I would agree with what I think is your point, that the opposite extreme is just as harmful: that this is a disease that requires passive submission to treatment by others, an idea that is indeed arrogant and disempowering.