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Old 8th Aug 2012, 14:36
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hiwaytohell
 
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Teresa... very ignorant comment!

Normally I would let this go through to the keeper. But depression is not someone feeling depressed for whatever reason, it is a serious and debilitating mental health disease.

I can tell you first hand having seen what it did to my beautiful vibrant and highly intelligent wife. Firstly she went through "its all in your imagination" with various doctors until she got the right advice and treatment. It took a very long decade to get her well, which thankfully she is now.

I have seen a few others with seemingly normal lives at the point of suicide.

A generation ago it went undiagnosed, and as a result we saw lives and families destroyed through alcohol, drugs, violence and suicide... we just did not talk about it.

But it is treatable.

Take 10 minutes to look up Beyondblue's website.
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