I wish people understood that this is not any different than any other horrible disease that you can SEE. I wish people would stop thinking that if a person has money, looks, intelligence, or whatever else society deems desirable, depression would just disappear. I wonder if those people have ever looked at a stage 4 cancer patient and said, "Well now. She has plenty of money. That will make the cancer go away." Or maybe even a "Gee, she's so pretty and her husband and children are so wonderful, there's no WAY she could have CANCER!" Ridiculous, isn't it? I wish people knew how strong we really all are, to just still be here, to have to put forth the effort to be what people want us to be. To be able to get out of bed is like WOW for me most of the time!View Thread
You are so right about the stigma that it's a weakness. I have had this horrific disease since I was a young (14yr old) teenager. I can tell you that it has been a very difficult disease to deal with but I am starting to see a change in how people perceive it now. I hope that's so because maybe younger patients will get trated instead of trying to hide it like I did for so many yearsView Thread
Had it in 2000 over a period of several weeks and it did stabilize me (I was suicidal) but I did not suffer any memory loss. I am sure there have been changes over the last 12 years. I would like to hear from people who had it done recently to see how they are doingView Thread