I am clinically depressed. I have suffered from depression for a large portion of my life. However, depression does not define who I am; it does me make me weak, broken, or ungrateful. It is just an issue that I have to overcome on a daily basis. But, due to societal stigmas associated with depression I didn’t seek help for a very long time. I suffered silently because I was afraid of what my friends and family would think. Thus, I firmly believe that the negative stigmas that come with the word depression stop many from getting help. So, instead of calling people who are depressed weak, attention seeking, a waste of life, ungrateful, etc., offer support. Simple words can save a life.
But I still think it’s weird that you asked me to hang out when you’re still “with” her. I don’t think she’d appreciate it much.
They’ll say that they are completely “into” the person they are currently dating, and then a couple months later it’s over. In my mind, even if I stopped liking someone, I’d still want to be single for awhile afterwards. So it confuses me when people are able to be “head over heals” for someone one month and then a month later be the same for someone else. But, I guess some people just like having multiple meaningless relationships…
