Mental Health Week?

I read on Facebook that its Mental Health Week. I haven't been able to confirm this but it doesn't matter if this is set or not. For once,I don't mind pasting 'support a cause' messages on my wall.

I've always felt that Depression is worse than other diseases like Cancer, HIV,AIDS etc. Its sneaky. Its more dangerous than any of these other diseases.It doesn't always happen for logical reasons.It can happen to you whether you have a zillion friends or none. Unfortunately, people who get depression usually never realize it and hardly ever admit that they have a problem. The symptoms are very difficult to recognize and even when they do, nobody wants to get treated for fear of being labelled insane, or just cause of the general opinion prevalent about asylums.

It is important to understand the difference. Not everybody who has depression is a lunatic or needs to be left in the asylum or be secluded.
It is also extremely important to understand that this disease which if not treated in time can reach mind boggling proportions and adversely affect everybody who is around the patient.
Depression can be treated but it is mostly never possible for the patient to get the required help on their own.It needs a lot of love,strength and patience from people around them to help. There is no coming back if help is not given in time and the scars can stay lifelong on everybody involved.
I think the most important thing is to not be ashamed if you have this problem or ashamed of being associated with a person who suffers from Depression.At the end of the day it is a disease like all others.

This is for people who are involved in any way with people who have mental problems like depression. It is understandable if you stop loving a person who has depression. It is a relief to turn away and leave them to their fate the minute you have a chance while you try starting your life afresh but try not to do this.

If you won't go back for the sake of the love/friendship you felt towards this person in better times, go back because you are humane and are compassionate and simply because you can find the strength and power to take care of someone who's been driven helpless by their own mind. They may have done bad things to you and you may never have had a happy moment together but don't give up on them. It is impossible for such people to get support anywhere except from people who have been around them for long.

This disease is more difficult to understand than others and its harder to trace the causes. You would never realize that there was something so grim behind the smiling face. You would never understand how a completely happy looking person could suddenly change into this new person who you don't know and don't like. Be strong.

If I were to talk statistics which I have only read in other places,not verified myself.I think its believable when they say 1 in 4 people suffer from various forms of depression. Yes, the problem is that bad.

Cheer up though. Be strong and seek help for people who you know have this problem. Hushing it up will take you nowhere and will only aggravate the problem.It is like other diseases in this respect,it becomes uncontrollable when not treated.