Most people do not consider the mental changes in someone affected to be an illness. They see it as a kind of "sag" as a result of too much work, a broken relationship, etc. And from this follows the widespread assumption that the suddenly changed person can overcome his problem through effort, perseverance, through "forcing yourself to do something".
Depression is an illness! Put simply, this disease is caused by a metabolic disorder in the brain. A person with a broken leg cannot suddenly walk again by "pulling himself together a bit more", which is often expected from those around depression patients.
Put simply, this disease is caused by a metabolic disorder in the brain. A person with a broken leg cannot suddenly walk again by "pulling himself together a bit more", which is often expected from those around depression patients.
Margarethe Hamfler
Administrator of a large depression group on Facebook, her mother was affected
If these books had been available then, I could have recognized my mother's depression and really helped her. I had interpreted my mother's behavior as lack of interest and neglect.
Isabell Voetz
Naturopath with depression experiences
This reading has prepared me to do some things much better in the future when I meet a Maya (protagonist in the book).