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[arewethereyet]

There are many levels of depression.  Obviously Bel wants it to be an either/or situation.  It is not.

I have been treated over the years with different meds due to different things.  What I needed when my dad died and my breast cancer diagnosis followed closely thereafter was something quite different than what works for me now.  Those two traumatic events were what my doctor called situational depression.  

What I take now on a daily basis keeps me from curling up in the fetal position.  I know now when I get to that point and we need to step up treatment and I also know when it's something that will pass and I can work my way through it.  It's not one size fits all.

I must say I wish they had known more about post-partum depression back in the day because if they did, I probably wouldn't have scars on my wrists.

Doctors aren't walking around looking for people who appear to be sad.  A person has to self-report or have someone step in for them. And the doctor needs to listen to what's being said and what's not being said.