"You are not depressed. Do not hijack this word. depression is the debilitating clinical illness with potentially life-threatening implications"
Oh thank God! Thank you doctor for un-diagnosing me! And all online without meeting me in person. Thank you so much. Please go help the others, tell them they're not depressed too.
Look, plain and simple. I'm describing all of this from my point of view. I'm not going to spend 5 paragraphs being politically correct or adding, In my personal opinion in front of all my sentences. FOR ME: It hurts, but I know it'll be over, so I take the time to take advantage of it, and I've grown to like it. I see happiness as a dream, a pleasant one that I enjoy waking up from every now and then. You should have just called me condescending. lol I would have just agreed and moved on.
You're right, I should have said that what you're describing sounds like something that is very much not depression, as you're describing your experience as beneficial, something thats overall positive to your life, not something harmful. And yeah I'm not a doctor, and if you have been diagnosed with depression I'm overstepping my bounds, but we all know that even professionals, especially in the field of mental illness make mistakes. But clearly a something painful is not necessarily the same as something that causes harm, and if the painful emotion you have is something that improves your life, that is the complete opposite of the definition of mental illness.
Oh thank God! Thank you doctor for un-diagnosing me! And all online without meeting me in person. Thank you so much. Please go help the others, tell them they're not depressed too.
Look, plain and simple. I'm describing all of this from my point of view. I'm not going to spend 5 paragraphs being politically correct or adding, In my personal opinion in front of all my sentences. FOR ME: It hurts, but I know it'll be over, so I take the time to take advantage of it, and I've grown to like it. I see happiness as a dream, a pleasant one that I enjoy waking up from every now and then. You should have just called me condescending. lol I would have just agreed and moved on.