(December 29, 2015 at 2:34 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: I think it could be helpful to someone experiencing depression for the first time to realize that, though not welcome, it is something with which one can cope.
It's definitely a good thing to tell someone first dealing with depression, and anyone suffering from depression too, but part of the problem is that depression leaves you feeling hopeless and the thought of trying to cope with it is overwhelming. I think the most important thing you can tell someone is that it is a long process and not to expect to be able to cope with it overnight.
(December 29, 2015 at 2:34 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: It might also help people who have never experienced clinical depression to realize that it really is an illness which can at times overwhelm those who deal with it, but that there are those who can work around it too.
Well, I think everyone can cope with it at some point. I feel like if I can do it, just about anyone can.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
