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“As someone who has been through a major depressive episode, I can assure you that depression is nothing like sadness.\u00a0 Sadness is a normal emotion that people feel at times.\u00a0 Sadness comes and sadness goes.\u00a0 At times, sadness is the least of the feelings or emotions that someone in a depressive state may be experiencing.\u00a0 In fact, I believe that one small part of the lack of understanding is the way people overuse the word \u201cdepression\u201d.\u00a0 People use it synonymously with the word \u201cSad\u201d.\u00a0 How many times have you heard someone say, \u201cThis weather is depressing?\u201d or \u201cI missed the show, I\u2019m so depressed\u201d.\u00a0 This significantly diminishes the severity and debilitating nature of depression.\u00a0 Would we ever describe the weather as \u201cCancerous\u201d?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A legitimate question. There is a wide gulf between feeling sad, and suffering from depression, despite how casually people throw the word around. It’s like having the common cold and describing your condition as “having the plague”. A cold is irritating, annoying, and can make you feel fairly miserable for a few days. The plague is a much more serious problem that requires medical attention.<\/p>\n

See the difference? That’s sadness and depression.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/allevin18.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/14\/depression-is-not-sadness\/<\/p>\n

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