Hard to believe that people are still this ignorant...Archived Message
Posted by Dr. Ray Langston on August 10, 2011, 3:44 pm
I always enjoy the failblog complex of sites, and one of their sites is "learn from my fail", people given their stories of things they have done, and telling you don't to repeat their mistake, it can be quite funny.
However this one, and one of the people responding to it, really floored me, this is 2011, and people are still this ignorant about mental illness, and hostile towards those who suffer from it?
Original post:
Don't admit to having depression to anyone other than your doctor. You may a) be given a ten minute speech about how it's not real and you just need to cheer the ***** up or b) have to plaster a fake smile on your face 24/7 to avoid being put on suicide watch by your overly concerned friend. #LFMF
1st reponse to it:
People have been dealing with depression for thousands of years. Suck it up and get over it, you’re not the only one who’s ever felt the way you do. Convincing yourself you have a problem doesn’t help.