You don't have to have a reason to be depressed #shorts

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[margaretsparksrittenhouse]

When I tired to explain about my depression to a friend, she told me she didn’t have the “luxury” of being depressed. And let me tell you what a luxury it is to be depressed! I certainly would choose it over any other state of mind! as if.

[vidatalab]

It’s hard when you approach someone about how you’re feeling, and they try to minimize it. Even with good intentions, it still invalidates the person, making them feel that they themselves are the problem, not that they have an actual illness that they should work with, not against.

[kgon_channel]

I jave pulled myself together. No one is going to get you out of it unless you do it yourself.

[NikkieN]

Please say it for the people in the back. My best friend said ' how can I have depression when they are people starving in Africa' i had so much guilt for being depressed that it made me spiral more

[Benni]

It suits so much, bc depression and anxiety lies to you, making you feel weak, like something is “wrong” with you, or that you need to “pick yourself up by your boot straps, ” etc. Its so draining as well.

[ElsBells]

Right now, at this very minute I really needed to hear this. Thank you.

[KarlBunker]

I knew this already; I know it a million times over, and yet it still gets me teary-eyed to hear someone say it.
And I'm not even depressed right now.

[Vikette]

Thanks! I watched your toxic positivity video earlier and I remember bring told over and over again by my parents how hard they had it and we had nothing to be upset or depressed about. They didn't mean to be unkind, they did have it tough and they worked hard to give us a good life. But I think all those feelings of weakness and guilt undermined any tools I had to relieve anxiety and depression.

[ShuShuYou]

I’m glad I looked this up. I was just telling my husband how happy I was and now I’m down in the dumps avoiding work because I’m so depressed… 😢

[afrofriend]

Thank you! I had people tell me, "I figured it out. Why can't you?" "I don't understand why you're depressed?" Blah blah blah. It's so annoying. Then people get frustrated at you bc you don't let them in anymore and feel a certain type of way. Well I could care less. I'm protecting myself from you.

[thinkingjohn]

Yes depression can certainly hit in the good times and the bad times, that's being my experience

[deborahm]

Thank you for this! I had a therapist keep telling me depression is a choice and pretty much told me I need to get it together. I didn’t realize what dangerous language that was until I found a good therapist that has been able to help me. More people need to hear this.

[monaebreak]

The stigma is colossal. I work in healthcare and feel I can't tell my co workers I suffer from depession! 🤯

[MamaMo-]

My mom says this ALL the time. It’s exhausting to remind my mom that not only do I battle with depression and anxiety but her husband added trauma as well. She keeps telling me to get over it.

[lovelycarol]

I love this ! Just got over a clinical depression episode ) keep your head up warriors 🙏☀️😘❤️

[lrowe]

So true people tell to get over it and stop being so emotional.

[allinaday]

Well Dr. Tracy, easy to say that. I grew up in a family of post doctoral educated parents that believed I had failed, taught my siblings and daughter that I had failed, and was punished often by all for failing.😢❤

[faridapardawala]

Thank you so much for creating this video ❤❤
I feel my past is like a demon that follows me everywhere. And by watching this video made me feel better.

[thecozyconstellation]

i cut off people from my life when they tell me i can't be depressed.

[SusanDelRey]

Thank you so much for your affirmation words. I come from a loving family with decent amount of income, yet I was diagnosed with PDD. People (even my family) keep telling me I have no reason to be depressed or “others have had it worse than you” but I cannot help having this biological determiners for depression :(