O...M...G...:D
I feel so...I dunno. JH (read last post if you don't know) was on Facebook, and I thought "he won't talk to me..." and yet, he did. we got to talking about play practice, and I told him "I'll be late, tomorrow." and he said "Same with me. :3" so I asked why. He said "Going to see my psychologist." This got me to thinking; Why in the world would he have a psychologist? In person, he seems very upbeat and positive. But he informed me, for the first time since I've known him, that he has depression. I feel as though I should ask...and be a good friend...but my intuition is just telling me that we aren't good ENOUGH friends for me to be too nosy. But I wish he would bring it up. I really think I could help...but mainly I'm just curious. What could be wrong that would give the All-Mighty JH Depression? Can't be too serious, seeing as how he is able to cover it up...ugh, I'm so lost right now...I just needed somewhere to vent this. Okay, well, bye for the night...unless he says more...in which case...*squee*
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why is somebody being
why is somebody being depressed and seeing a therapist something to be excited about? unless the "omg :D" is just about him speaking to you, in which case i'm glad for you.
" Can't be too serious, seeing as how he is able to cover it up"
appearances are deceiving, for one. other than the fact that you hardly know him, and therefore can't even accurately tell that he "covers it up" adequately, depression isn't limited to lying in your bed, incapable of doing anything and feeling lethargic. and if he's covering it up, why tell you so easily? would that not go against the concept of him hiding his depression? regardless, my point is that you should avoid making generalizations and assumptions about anything.
forgive me, i am feeling bitter tonight.
"forgive me, i am feeling
"forgive me, i am feeling bitter tonight." I get those days too.
But I know, and the other people in the play usually see him as the very...bright person. He's so nice and upbeat all the time. I actually thought I knew him, until he told me that, inw hich case I realized "I hardly know him..." And I don't know why he'd tell me. He said it was "No big." when he told me of the depression...so, uh, is he used to it? can you get used to depression? :/ I...dunno.
yes, you can get used to it.
yes, you can get used to it.
he sounds crazy who drops
he sounds crazy who drops their depression into casual conversation?
I definitely know people
I definitely know people that are bright and upbeat to the outside world, but that have serious depression.
You'd be surprised actually. I recently went to a UU con where -everyone- opened up with each other... And the people that seemed the friendliest and even the most well-adjusted during the day, ended up being the people that vented the most problems. One of my friends, who is really friendly and sweet and helpful, told us that she is suicidal, and that she sees mental health practitioners and has been in and out of mental health institutions. You wouldn't know that by looking or talking to her.
So yeah, just because someone seems cheery from the outside doesn't mean they're not depressed.
And the fact that he brought it up with you casually is probably a sign that he wants to talk about it. I would be cautious approaching the subject though, don't assume that he does or that he's okay with opening up with you.