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Incorrect: depression is not defined as "sadness without cause". Most definitions say that stressful life events are a common trigger for depression. [edited]

Incorrect: depression is not defined as "sadness without cause". Most definitions say that stressful life events are a common trigger for depression. [edited] Exhaustion from stressful life events can result is extreme, suicidal depression that definitely qualifies as "mental illness" - not just a few "negative feelings".

chrismonsanto 13y ago
> I also think you need to engage your brain before spouting BS about something you apparently don't know anything about. There is really no reason to be so hostile. Perhaps to show respect to the issue under discussion (depression) we could all resolve to be a little kinder to those we speak with.
- cpncrunch 13y ago
  nether was basically saying "you didn't have depression, just a little sadness". This was very rude and ignorant in my opinion.
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dhughes 13y ago
You didn't seem to grasp what nether wrote. Contrasting normal everyday sadness versus clinical depression, requiring medication, is accurate.
- mindcrime 13y ago
  But nether said that depression is "sadness without cause" which appears to be incorrect. At least, according to this page from the NIH: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml I don't see anything there that indicates that sadness must be "without cause" to constitute depression. Contrasting normal everyday sadness versus clinical depression, requiring medication, is accurate. True. But we should be careful when making that distinction, whether for ourselves or others, as the line isn't necessarily cut and dried. I think just dismissing someone's report of being "depressed" as "that's just normal sadness" is a very dangerous mindset. If someone's sad enough to choose the label "depressed" for themselves, that alone probably suggests that it's a matter to be taken seriously.
- cpncrunch 13y ago
  First of all, I don't think Brad had "everyday sadness". Secondly, he may have required medication.
- RougeFemme 13y ago
  Medication ??and/or psychological therapy??

chrismonsanto 13y ago

> I also think you need to engage your brain before spouting BS about something you apparently don't know anything about. There is really no reason to be so hostile. Perhaps to show respect to the issue under discussion (depression) we could all resolve to be a little kinder to those we speak with.

cpncrunch 13y ago
nether was basically saying "you didn't have depression, just a little sadness". This was very rude and ignorant in my opinion.
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dhughes 13y ago

You didn't seem to grasp what nether wrote. Contrasting normal everyday sadness versus clinical depression, requiring medication, is accurate.

mindcrime 13y ago
But nether said that depression is "sadness without cause" which appears to be incorrect. At least, according to this page from the NIH: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml I don't see anything there that indicates that sadness must be "without cause" to constitute depression. Contrasting normal everyday sadness versus clinical depression, requiring medication, is accurate. True. But we should be careful when making that distinction, whether for ourselves or others, as the line isn't necessarily cut and dried. I think just dismissing someone's report of being "depressed" as "that's just normal sadness" is a very dangerous mindset. If someone's sad enough to choose the label "depressed" for themselves, that alone probably suggests that it's a matter to be taken seriously.
cpncrunch 13y ago
First of all, I don't think Brad had "everyday sadness". Secondly, he may have required medication.
RougeFemme 13y ago
Medication ??and/or psychological therapy??