As I've said before, I've been on both sides of the depression fence. I've suffered from clinical depression for almost forty years, although thankfully it's been treated successfully for the last twenty. And although I haven't had any family members with depression, I have had friends who were depressed and have been in relationships with men who have depression.
I've written about what it feels like to be depressed. What does it look like from the other side? You probably know if you're dealing with someone who's depressed. It may be your spouse, parent, child, sibling, employee, roommate or romantic partner. Unless you have personal experience with depression, you're probably baffled, frustrated, and possibly hurt and angry. Even if you have suffered from depression, you still might be baffled. Your experience with depression, while probably fundamentally similar to this person's, is going to vary to some extent.
Posted: Feb 27, 2009
