One thing I'd like to suggest here is that people who have never been depressed feel free to ask the kind of questions about depression that they've always wanted to ask, but were always afraid to for fear of appearing to be uncaring or "ignorant", (excuse the word, but it's probably the one that fits the best here).

There is a lot of honest confusion and misinformation out there about depression. Now's your chance to ask your "why's" without worrying about appearances. You can PM them to me if that's more comfortable, and I'll try to answer them here (without revealing any identities for the PM'd questions) from the perspective of someone who's lived those "why's".

Remember though, that I'm not a doctor and will not be able to answer specific medical questions. My approach will be from an "inside perspective" of personal experience.

[ September 02, 2005, 05:06 PM: Message edited by: Eagle Heart ]