Listener reactions to Show #18: Relapse Part 2 -The Call
A couple of listener reactions to a tough show, Episode #18: Relapse Part 2 -The Call. They were good enough to send us their comments and join us in the fight.
And clearly our show is growing, one of the listeners is in the UK and the other is in Ireland.
Depression is…
“Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance.”
-Andrew Solomon
What’s going on in your head?
I don’t think people understand how stressful it is to explain what’s going on in your head when you don’t even understand it yourself.
Stephen Fry on Depression
If you know someone who is depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation. Depression just is, like the weather.
Freudian Slip!
A Freudian Slip is when you say one thing, but mean your mother.
Never give up on someone with mental illness…
Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When “I” is replaced by “we”, illness becomes wellness.