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What Should Be Done When The Person Is Depressed?

Hi, my friends and I were talking about what we do when we get depressed, and being someone with actual depression I got pretty heated because you dont just feel depression, depression isn t necessarily an emotion, its an actual disorder. You don t just feel like you have down syndrome or feel like you have bulimia. And I told them how when you re depressed, that that s it. You re depressed all the time, you just have days where you feel better than normal or days where you feel worse than ever before. I simply told them that what they re saying makes no sense and that they just get sad sometimes and they need to stop diagnosing themselves because just because you show some symptoms from the internet doesn t mean anything unless its been diagnosed by an actual doctor. Is what I m saying true? Or do they have a point?
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. You are 100% right and you should stick to it. But that is for others. You must learn to see depression positively. Depression is a disorder and not a disease. Depression is caused when we think (due to some negative happenings in our life) negatively and change our neural network. Positive thinking can bring the neural network back to square one. But depending on medicines is new trend.

You should bring change into your life through these friends who are ready to accept you as you are. Being with them relaxes you and you shall think positive whenever you are with them. slowly your neural network changes. Try positive thinking and attitude. I assure you 100% success.

If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this website. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques which should help you cure your condition further.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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What Should Be Done When The Person Is Depressed?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. You are 100% right and you should stick to it. But that is for others. You must learn to see depression positively. Depression is a disorder and not a disease. Depression is caused when we think (due to some negative happenings in our life) negatively and change our neural network. Positive thinking can bring the neural network back to square one. But depending on medicines is new trend. You should bring change into your life through these friends who are ready to accept you as you are. Being with them relaxes you and you shall think positive whenever you are with them. slowly your neural network changes. Try positive thinking and attitude. I assure you 100% success. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this website. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques which should help you cure your condition further. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.