Depression Understood Forums

Thank you for the welcome. When my daughter began experiencing depression, I didn't recognize it as such, because my depression manifests itself very differently from hers. I only knew my kind of depression, not hers, and when I tried to help, she strongly rejected it, and then I felt hurt and rejec...

Thank you for the welcome. I believe that the statistics you talked about are accurate, but I certainly can't understand why. Only those who have been through this can fully appreciate what it does to those who are left to pick up the pieces. At 16, I was living with my uncle, whom I idolized. I kne...

On a recent visit, my teenage granddaughter and I were discussing depression. I was surprised when she said “I didn’t know you suffered from depression!” “It’s something that I have struggled with all my life”, I replied. How could anyone who knew me well NOT know that I suffered from depression? Pe...