Posted by Roo on July 16, 2001, at 8:19:01
In reply to Re: Query: has the attention to depression helped? » Racer, posted by AKC on July 16, 2001, at 6:45:37
I'm not sure, racer. In some ways, the media
attention has made it worse. Like it's seen
as "trendy" or just jumping on the anti depressant
bandwagon when you say you have depression and take
meds. There's this sense that everyone's on prozac,
and all these prozac jokes. You know what I mean?
In a way, I still feel reluctant to tell people I
have depression and take antidepressants b/c I feel
like people will roll their eyes and be like "right!
Everyone and their brother is depressed and taking
prozac", and just treat me like a whiner. It seems
like it's become more acceptable to talk about, but
it's also become a joke.
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